AQA FP2 2016 June — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

2 The cubic equation \(3 z ^ { 3 } + p z ^ { 2 } + 17 z + q = 0\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are real, has a root \(\alpha = 1 + 2 \mathrm { i }\).
    1. Write down the value of another non-real root, \(\beta\), of this equation.
    2. Hence find the value of \(\alpha \beta\).
  1. Find the value of the third root, \(\gamma\), of this equation.
  2. Find the values of \(p\) and \(q\).