OCR MEI C1 2009 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeSingle unknown constant

4 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } + a x - 6\) and that \(x - 2\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
Find the value of \(a\).