Polynomials (OCR A Level Maths: Pure)

Exam Questions

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Expand and simplify

(i)
left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis left parenthesis x minus 4 right parenthesis 
(ii)
2 p left parenthesis p plus 3 right parenthesis left parenthesis p minus 2 right parenthesis 
(iii)
left parenthesis y minus 1 right parenthesis left parenthesis y minus 2 right parenthesis squared 

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Use the factor theorem to verify that left parenthesis x minus 2 right parenthesis space is a factor of x cubed minus x squared minus 14 x plus 24.

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Factorise

(i)
4 x squared minus 4 x minus 15 
(ii)
3 x cubed plus 11 x squared minus 4 x  

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Divide x cubed plus 6 x squared plus 11 x plus 6 by  left parenthesis x plus 2 right parenthesis.

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Given straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x cubed minus 5 x squared minus 2 x plus 24 has a root at x equals 3, fully factorise straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

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Use polynomial division to show that left parenthesis x minus 2 right parenthesis space is a factor of 2 x cubed plus 3 x squared minus 18 x plus 8.

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Given x equals negative 2 space is a root of the function straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x cubed minus 3 x squared minus 8 x plus 4, fully factorise straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

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Given that left parenthesis x minus 4 right parenthesis space is a factor of x cubed minus k x squared minus 4 x plus 16, find the value of k.

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Given that x equals 1 half is a root of the function straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 2 x cubed plus left parenthesis p squared plus 1 right parenthesis x squared minus 11 x plus 4, find the possible values of space p.

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10a
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Given that left parenthesis x plus 1 right parenthesis space is a factor of straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x cubed minus 5 x squared plus 3 x plus 9, fully factorise straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

10b
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Sketch the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis, labelling the coordinates of all points where the graph intersects the coordinate axes.

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Find the remainder when x cubed minus 7 x minus 6 is divided by left parenthesis x plus 4 right parenthesis.

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The function straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis is given by straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x to the power of 4 plus a x cubed minus 13 x squared minus 38 x minus 4 b, where a and b are constants.

Given that both left parenthesis x plus 1 right parenthesis and left parenthesis x plus 2 right parenthesis are factors of straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis find the values of a and b.

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1a
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Expand and simplify space y left parenthesis 2 x plus 2 right parenthesis left parenthesis 7 minus x right parenthesis.

1b
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A rectangle has side lengths of left parenthesis 3 x minus 2 y plus 5 right parenthesis units and left parenthesis x plus 3 y minus 1 right parenthesis units. Find an expression for the area of the rectangle in terms of x and space y.

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Given that left parenthesis 3 x plus y right parenthesis left parenthesis 2 x minus 3 y right parenthesis left parenthesis x minus 2 y right parenthesis equals a x cubed plus b x squared y plus c x y squared plus d y cubed, where a comma space b comma space c space and space d are constants, find the values of a comma space b comma space c space and space d.

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Factorise completely 3 x cubed minus 51 x squared plus 126 x.

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Divide x cubed minus 6 x squared minus 9 x plus 14 by left parenthesis x minus 7 right parenthesis.

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5a
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straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 2 x cubed minus x squared minus 16 x plus 15

Find the remainder when straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis spaceis divided by left parenthesis x minus 2 right parenthesis.

5b
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Given that left parenthesis x plus 3 right parenthesis is a factor of straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis space, factorise straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis spacecompletely.

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