OCR C2 2010 January — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeSingle polynomial, two remainder/factor conditions

6 The cubic polynomial \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is given by $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } + b x + 15$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants. It is given that ( \(x + 3\) ) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) and that, when \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is divided by ( \(x - 2\) ), the remainder is 35 .
  1. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. Using these values of \(a\) and \(b\), divide \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) by ( \(x + 3\) ).