CAIE FP1 2015 June — Question 4

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

4 The roots of the cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } - 7 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3 = 0\) are \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\). Find the values of
  1. \(\frac { 1 } { ( \alpha \beta ) ( \beta \gamma ) ( \gamma \alpha ) }\),
  2. \(\frac { 1 } { \alpha \beta } + \frac { 1 } { \beta \gamma } + \frac { 1 } { \gamma \alpha }\),
  3. \(\frac { 1 } { \alpha ^ { 2 } \beta \gamma } + \frac { 1 } { \alpha \beta ^ { 2 } \gamma } + \frac { 1 } { \alpha \beta \gamma ^ { 2 } }\). Deduce a cubic equation, with integer coefficients, having roots \(\frac { 1 } { \alpha \beta } , \frac { 1 } { \beta \gamma }\) and \(\frac { 1 } { \gamma \alpha }\).