OCR MEI C1 2013 January — Question 12

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeGiven factor, find all roots

12 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 2 } + 9 x - 10\).
  1. Show that \(x = 1\) is a root of \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) and hence express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) as a product of a linear factor and a cubic factor.
  2. Hence or otherwise find another root of \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\).
  3. Factorise \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), showing that it has only two linear factors. Show also that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has only two real roots. \section*{THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE.}