AQA Further AS Paper 1 2024 June — Question 13

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther AS Paper 1 (Further AS Paper 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

13 The cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } - x - 7 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\) The cubic equation \(\mathrm { p } ( x ) = 0\) has roots \(\alpha - 1 , \beta - 1\) and \(\gamma - 1\)
The coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\) is 1 13
  1. Describe fully the transformation that maps the graph of \(y = x ^ { 3 } - x - 7\) onto the graph of \(y = \mathrm { p } ( x )\)
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  2. Find \(\mathrm { p } ( x )\)
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