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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 125 5 a Solution by
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An isogeny of elliptic curves is a nonconstant morphism preserving identity points; it is automatically a finite surjective group homomorphism. On the affine chart , putThe equation of is , and the proposed map isIt lands on becauseThe rational formulas extend across to a morphism sending to . It is nonconstant, hence an isogeny. On function fields, satisfies , so the degree is at most three; generically the three cube roots give three distinct preimages. Equivalently, the points with form its three-element geometric kernel. Therefore
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