Edexcel F1 2021 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeFactored form to roots

5. $$f ( x ) = \left( 9 x ^ { 2 } + d \right) \left( x ^ { 2 } - 8 x + ( 10 d + 1 ) \right)$$ where \(d\) is a positive constant.
  1. Find the four roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) giving your answers in terms of \(d\). Given \(d = 4\)
  2. Express these four roots in the form \(a + \mathrm { i } b\), where \(a , b \in \mathbb { R }\).
  3. Show these four roots on a single Argand diagram. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d7689f4a-a41e-45be-911b-4a74e81997eb-21_2647_1840_118_111}