OCR C2 — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeFind quotient and remainder by division

8. \(\mathrm { p } ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - ( x - 2 ) ^ { 4 }\).
  1. Show that ( \(x - 1\) ) is a factor of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\).
  2. Show that $$\mathrm { p } ( x ) = 8 x ^ { 3 } - 24 x ^ { 2 } + 32 x - 16$$
  3. Find the quotient and remainder when \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) is divided by ( \(x + 1\) ).