OCR MEI FP1 2008 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicRoots of polynomials

5 The equation \(x ^ { 3 } + p x ^ { 2 } + q x + r = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\), where $$\begin{aligned} \alpha + \beta + \gamma & = 3
\alpha \beta \gamma & = - 7
\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } & = 13 \end{aligned}$$
  1. Write down the values of \(p\) and \(r\).
  2. Find the value of \(q\).