Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/iii/paper-125/3/b/solution

Let and set for , with . The given degree-four morphism and part (a) imply that a constant exists with
for every . Define
To check the limit, put . Then
The geometric series converges, so is Cauchy and the limit exists. This is the canonical height of an elliptic curve; shifting the sequence by one index immediately gives .
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