CAIE P3 2013 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeOne factor, one non-zero remainder

5 The polynomial \(8 x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } + b x + 3\), 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 ( \(2 x - 1\) ) the remainder is 1 .
  1. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. When \(a\) and \(b\) have these values, find the remainder when \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) is divided by \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 1\).