OCR MEI C1 — Question 11

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeRemainder condition

11 In this question \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 2 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + k\).
  1. You are asked to find the values of \(k\) which satisfy the following conditions.
    (A) The graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) goes through the origin.
    (B) The graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) intersects with the \(y\) axis at ( \(0 , - 2\) ).
    (C) ( \(x - 2\) ) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
    (D) The remainder when \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is divided by \(( x + 1 )\) is 5 .
    (E) The graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is as shown in the diagram below.
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  2. Find the solution of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) when \(k = 8\). Sketch a graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) in this case.