CAIE P2 2009 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeOne factor, one non-zero remainder

6 The polynomial \(x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } + b x + 6\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants, is denoted by \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\). It is given that \(( x - 2 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\), and that when \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) is divided by \(( x - 1 )\) the remainder is 4 .
  1. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. When \(a\) and \(b\) have these values, find the other two linear factors of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\).