OCR MEI C1 — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicPolynomial Division & Manipulation

5 A cubic polynomial is given by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - 11 x - 12\).
  1. Show that \(( x - 3 ) \left( 2 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 4 \right) = 2 x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - 11 x - 12\). Hence show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has exactly one real root.
  2. Show that \(x = 2\) is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = - 22\) and find the other roots of this equation.
  3. Using the results from the previous parts, sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).