Edexcel F1 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

  1. The quadratic equation
$$2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 5 = 0$$ has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\)
Without solving the equation,
  1. write down the value of \(( \alpha + \beta )\) and the value of \(\alpha \beta\)
  2. determine the value of
    1. \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 }\)
    2. \(\alpha ^ { 3 } + \beta ^ { 3 }\)
  3. find a quadratic equation which has roots $$\left( \alpha ^ { 3 } - \beta \right) \text { and } \left( \beta ^ { 3 } - \alpha \right)$$ giving your answer in the form \(p x ^ { 2 } + q x + r = 0\) where \(p , q\) and \(r\) are integers to be determined.