CAIE P3 2011 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeOne factor, one non-zero remainder

5 The polynomial \(a x ^ { 3 } + b x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 2\), 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 12 .
  1. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. When \(a\) and \(b\) have these values, find the quadratic factor of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\).