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5. f ( x )=x 3 + 4 x 2+ x −6.
(a) Show that ( x +2 ) is a factor of f ( x ) .
(b) Factorise f (x) completely.
(c) Write down all the solutions to the equation x 3 +4 x 2 + x−6=0.
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find all the solutions to the equation x 3−2 x 2−4 x +8=0.
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8. f ( x )=x 4+ 5 x 3 +ax +b , where a and b are constants.
The remainder when f (x) is divided by (x−2) is equal to the remainder when f (x) is divided by
(x +1).
(a) Find the value of a .
Given that (x +3) is a factor of f (x),
(b) Find the value of b .
9. The cubic polynomial 2 x3 + k x 2−x +6 is denoted by f (x). It is given that (x +1) is a factor of f (x).
(a) Show that k =−5, and factorise f (x) completely.
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15. f ( x )=4 x 3−7 x−3.
(a) Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by (x−2).
(b) Show that (2 x+ 1) is a factor of f (x) and hence factorise f (x) completely.
32. The equation ( k + 3 ) x 2 +6 x +k =5, where k is a constant has two distinct real solutions for x .
(a) Show that k satisfies k 2−2 k−24 <0
(b) Hence, find the set of possible values of k .
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33. f ( x )=x 2 + ( k + 3 ) x +k where k is a real constant.
(a) Find the discriminant of f (x) in terms of k .
(b) Show that the discriminant of f (x) can be expressed in the form ( k + a )2 +b , where a and b are
integers to be found.
(c) Show that, for all values of k , the equation f ( x )=0 has real roots.
34. The equation x 2+ ( k−3 ) x + ( 3−2 k )=0 , where k is a constant, has two distinct real roots.
(a) Show that k satisfies k 2+2 k −3>0
(b) Find the set of possible values of k .
35. The equation x 2+ 3 px + p=0, where p is a non-zero constant, has equal roots. Find the value of p.
36. The equation k x 2 +4 x + ( 5−k )=0, where k is a constant, has 2 different real solutions for x .
38. If −4 is a root of the quadratic equation x 2+ px−4=0 and the quadratic equation 12 p 2+ 4 px+ k=0
has equal roots, find the value of k .
39. If the equation ( 1+k 2 ) x 2 +2 kqx +q 2−p 2=0 has equal roots, show that q 2= p2 (1+k 2 ).
40. If the difference between the roots of the equation x 2+ kx−9=0 is 10, find the value of k .
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47. The roots of the equation 2 x 2−7 x+5=0 are α ∧β . Without solving for the roots, find
1 1 α β α +2 β+2
(a) + (b) + (c) +
α β β α β+2 α +2
48. The roots of the equation x 2+ 6 x−4=0 are α , β . Find the quadratic equation whose roots are
2
∧2
(a) α ∧β
2 2
(b) α (c) α 2 B∧ β2 α
β
−13
49. If α , β are the roots of 7 x 2+ ax +2=0 and if β−α= . Find the values of a .
7
50. If one root of the equation 2 y 2−ay +64=0 is twice the other then find the values of a .
51. If one root of the equation 3 x 2+ kx+ 81=0 (having real roots) is the square of the other, find k .
53. If α , β are the rotos of the equation 2 x 2−x−1=0 , then form the equation whose roots are
1
∧1
(a) α (b) α 2 β∧β 2 α (c) 2 α + β∧2 β +α
β
3x
70. <1
x−3
72. −x 2+ 45 ≥ 9
x−1
73. ≥0
x+3
x−2
74. ≥0
x+4
4x
75. <1
x−6
3 x +6
78. <0
x−6
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