CAIE Further Paper 1 2022 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

2 The cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } + 5 x ^ { 2 } + 10 x - 2 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta , \gamma\).
  1. Find the value of \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 }\).
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  2. Show that the matrix \(\left( \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & \alpha & \beta
    \alpha & 1 & \gamma
    \beta & \gamma & 1 \end{array} \right)\) is singular.