OCR MEI FP1 2016 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

7 The function \(\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 2 z ^ { 4 } - 9 z ^ { 3 } + A z ^ { 2 } + B z - 26\) has real coefficients. The equation \(\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 0\) has two real roots, \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\), where \(\alpha > \beta\), and two complex roots, \(\gamma\) and \(\delta\), where \(\gamma = 3 + 2 \mathrm { j }\).
  1. Show that \(\alpha + \beta = - \frac { 3 } { 2 }\) and find the value of \(\alpha \beta\).
  2. Hence find the two real roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\).
  3. Find the values of \(A\) and \(B\).
  4. Write down the roots of the equation \(\mathrm { f } \left( \frac { w } { \mathrm { j } } \right) = 0\).