Exercise 111.61.3. Let k be an algebraically closed field. Let X \subset \mathbf{P}^3_ k be a smooth curve of degree d and genus \geq 2. Assume X is not contained in a plane and that there is a line \ell in \mathbf{P}^3_ k meeting X in d - 2 points. Show that X is hyperelliptic.
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