CAIE P3 2023 June — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

10 The polynomial \(x ^ { 3 } + 5 x ^ { 2 } + 31 x + 75\) is denoted by \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\).
  1. Show that \(( x + 3 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\).
  2. Show that \(z = - 1 + 2 \sqrt { 6 } \mathrm { i }\) is a root of \(\mathrm { p } ( z ) = 0\).
  3. Hence find the complex numbers \(z\) which are roots of \(\mathrm { p } \left( z ^ { 2 } \right) = 0\).
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