 Normalization of y squared equals x times x minus one squared (source code)

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= Normalization of y squared equals x times x minus one squared
{title2=$y^2=x(x-1)^2$}

For the nodal affine cubic $y^2=x(x-1)^2$, the rational parameter
$$
t=\frac y{x-1}
$$
gives $x=t^2$ and $y=t(t^2-1)$. Its function field is $k(t)$, so its smooth projective normalization is $\mathbb P^1$ and has genus zero.

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