Solution

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Differentiation gives . With ,
The symmetry selects , the straight line at closest distance . Since
,
The two asymptotic zeros shift from to , so the deflection is , the Schwarzschild light deflection. It is tested by stellar deflection near the Sun and gravitational lensing.

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