Edexcel C2 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeShow equation reduces to polynomial

3. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 2 shows the curves with equations \(y = 7 - 2 x - 3 x ^ { 2 }\) and \(y = \frac { 2 } { x }\).
The two curves intersect at the points \(P , Q\) and \(R\).
  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinates of \(P , Q\) and \(R\) satisfy the equation $$3 x ^ { 3 } + 2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 2 = 0$$ Given that \(P\) has coordinates \(( - 2 , - 1 )\),
  2. find the coordinates of \(Q\) and \(R\).