Edexcel C1 — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicIndices and Surds

9. (a) Express each of the following in the form \(p + q \sqrt { 2 }\) where \(p\) and \(q\) are rational.
  1. \(( 4 - 3 \sqrt { 2 } ) ^ { 2 }\)
  2. \(\frac { 1 } { 2 + \sqrt { 2 } }\)
    (b) (i) Solve the equation $$y ^ { 2 } + 8 = 9 y .$$
  3. Hence solve the equation $$x ^ { 3 } + 8 = 9 x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } .$$