OCR C2 — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeUnknown constant, verify then factorise

5.
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The diagram shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$f ( x ) = 4 + 5 x + k x ^ { 2 } - 2 x ^ { 3 }$$ and \(k\) is a constant. The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at the points \(A , B\) and \(C\).
Given that \(A\) has coordinates \(( - 4,0 )\),
  1. show that \(k = - 7\),
  2. find the coordinates of \(B\) and \(C\).