Edexcel F2 2018 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

7.(a)Use de Moivre's theorem to show that $$\cos 7 \theta \equiv 64 \cos ^ { 7 } \theta - 112 \cos ^ { 5 } \theta + 56 \cos ^ { 3 } \theta - 7 \cos \theta$$ (b)Hence find the four distinct roots of the equation $$64 x ^ { 7 } - 112 x ^ { 5 } + 56 x ^ { 3 } - 7 x + 1 = 0$$ giving your answers to 3 decimal places where necessary.