CAIE P3 2010 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeOne factor, one non-zero remainder

5 The polynomial \(2 x ^ { 3 } + 5 x ^ { 2 } + a x + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants, is denoted by \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\). It is given that \(( 2 x + 1 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) and that when \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) is divided by \(( x + 2 )\) the remainder is 9 .
  1. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. When \(a\) and \(b\) have these values, factorise \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) completely.