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Pure Core Mathematics 1

Problem Sheet 6: Factors, Remainders and Cubic Graphs
46 marks
Calculators Not Allowed

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1. Given that !x" # x
$
4x
%
x & 4,
!a" ind !'" and !%",
(2)
!b" actorise !x" into the product o three linear actors(
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

2. !a" E)press 6x
$
& '*x
%
& '4x & $ in the orm !x & '"!ax
%
& bx & c", statin+ the values
o a, b and c(
(3)
!b" ,ence solve the e-uation 6x
$
& '*x
%
& '4x & $ # .(
(3)
(Total 6marks)

3. / pol0nomial is +iven b0 p!x" # x
$
%x
%
''x & '%(
!a" 1se the actor theorem to sho2 that !x 4" is a actor o p!x"(
(2)
!b" E)press p!x" as a product o three linear actors(
(4)
!c" ,ence ind all the real solutions o
y
6
%y
4
''y
%
& '% # .
(3)
(Total 9 marks)

4. The pol0nomial p!x" is +iven b0
p!x" # x
$
& x
%
3 '.x & 4
!a" !i" 1sin+ the actor theorem, sho2 that x 3 % is a actor o p!x"(
(2)
!ii" ,ence e)press p!x" as the product o three linear actors(
(3)

!b" Sketch the curve 2ith e-uation y # x
$
& x
%
3 '.x & 4, sho2in+ the coordinates o the
points 2here the curve cuts the a)es(
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!5ou are not re-uired to calculate the coordinates o the stationar0 points("
(4)
(Total 9 marks)

5. The pol0nomial p!x" is +iven b0 p!x" # x
$
3 4x
%
& $x(
!a" 1se the Factor Theorem to sho2 that x 3 $ is a actor o p!x"(
(2)
!b" E)press p!x" as the product o three linear actors(
(2)

!c" !i" 1se the Remainder Theorem to ind the remainder, r, 2hen p!x" is
divided b0 x 3 %(
(2)
!ii" 1sin+ al+ebraic division, or other2ise, e)press p!x" in the orm
!x 3 %"!x
%
& ax & b" & r
2here a, b and r are constants(
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

6. The cubic pol0nomial p!x" is +iven b0 p!x" # !x 3 %"!x
%
& x & $"(
!a" Sho2 that p!x" can be 2ritten in the orm x
$
+ ax
%
& bx 3 6, 2here a and b are constants
2hose values are to be ound(
(2)

!b" 1se the Remainder Theorem to ind the remainder 2hen p!x" is divided b0 x & '(
(2)

!c" Prove that the e-uation !x 3 %" !x
%
& x & $" # . has onl0 one real root and state its value(
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
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