OCR FP1 2006 January — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicRoots of polynomials

10 The roots of the equation $$x ^ { 3 } - 9 x ^ { 2 } + 27 x - 29 = 0$$ are denoted by \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\), where \(\alpha\) is real and \(\beta\) and \(\gamma\) are complex.
  1. Write down the value of \(\alpha + \beta + \gamma\).
  2. It is given that \(\beta = p + \mathrm { i } q\), where \(q > 0\). Find the value of \(p\), in terms of \(\alpha\).
  3. Write down the value of \(\alpha \beta \gamma\).
  4. Find the value of \(q\), in terms of \(\alpha\) only.