OCR MEI FP1 2011 January — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicRoots of polynomials

3 The roots of the cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } - 4 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x + 3 = 0\) are \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\).
Find a cubic equation whose roots are \(2 \alpha - 1,2 \beta - 1\) and \(2 \gamma - 1\).