Edexcel F1 2018 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicRoots of polynomials

  1. The quadratic equation
$$3 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 5 = 0$$ has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\). Without solving the equation,
  1. find the value of \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 }\)
  2. show that \(\alpha ^ { 3 } + \beta ^ { 3 } = \frac { 82 } { 27 }\)
  3. find a quadratic equation which has roots $$\left( \alpha + \frac { \alpha } { \beta ^ { 2 } } \right) \text { and } \left( \beta + \frac { \beta } { \alpha ^ { 2 } } \right)$$ giving your answer in the form \(p x ^ { 2 } + q x + r = 0\), where \(p , q\) and \(r\) are integers.