Edexcel C12 2017 October — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2017
SessionOctober
TopicFactor & Remainder Theorem
TypeTrigonometric substitution equations

7. $$g ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } - 18 x - 8$$ Given that \(( x + 2 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\),
  1. show that \(a = - 3\)
  2. Hence, using algebra, fully factorise \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\). Using your answer to part (b),
  3. solve, for \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\), the equation $$2 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta - 3 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta - 18 \sin \theta = 8$$ giving each answer, in radians, as a multiple of \(\pi\).