Edexcel F1 2017 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

7. $$f ( z ) = z ^ { 4 } + 4 z ^ { 3 } + 6 z ^ { 2 } + 4 z + a$$ where \(a\) is a real constant. Given that \(1 + 2 \mathrm { i }\) is a complex root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. write down another complex root of this equation.
    1. Hence, find the other roots of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
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