OCR MEI C1 — Question 3

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

3 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } + 9 x ^ { 2 } + 20 x + 12\).
  1. Show that \(x = - 2\) is a root of \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\).
  2. Divide \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) by \(x + 6\).
  3. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in fully factorised form.
  4. Sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  5. Solve the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 12\).