Edexcel AS Paper 1 2018 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 1 (AS Paper 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeExpress as product with specific form

9. $$g ( x ) = 4 x ^ { 3 } - 12 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x + 50$$
  1. Use the factor theorem to show that \(( x + 2 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\).
  2. Hence show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) can be written in the form \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = ( x + 2 ) ( a x + b ) ^ { 2 }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be found. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f7935caa-6626-4ba8-87ef-e9bb59e1ac3e-22_517_807_607_621} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
    \end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\)
  3. Use your answer to part (b), and the sketch, to deduce the values of \(x\) for which
    1. \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) \leqslant 0\)
    2. \(\mathrm { g } ( 2 x ) = 0\)