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Flexes of a Hesse cubic (x3+y3+cz3−dxyz=0)

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For c=0 and d3=27c in characteristic zero, the displayed plane cubic is smooth. Its Hessian determinant is −6d2(x3+y3+cz3)+(216c−2d3)xyz. On the cubic this becomes 8(27c−d3)xyz. Hence all nine plane cubic flexes lie on the coordinate axes: (1:−ζ:0), (−3c​ζ:0:1) and (0:−3c​ζ:1) for ζ3=1.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2008 / iii / Paper 28 / 2 / i / Solution

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