OCR MEI FP1 2010 June — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

3 The cubic equation \(2 z ^ { 3 } - z ^ { 2 } + 4 z + k = 0\), where \(k\) is real, has a root \(z = 1 + 2 \mathrm { j }\).
Write down the other complex root. Hence find the real root and the value of \(k\).