OCR FP1 2015 June — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

10 The cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } + 4 x + 3 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\).
  1. Use the substitution \(x = \sqrt { u }\) to obtain a cubic equation in \(u\).
  2. Find the value of \(\alpha ^ { 4 } + \beta ^ { 4 } + \gamma ^ { 4 } + \alpha \beta \gamma\).