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Questions On Factor & Remainder Theorem

This document provides information and instructions for the Edexcel GCE Core Mathematics C2 Advanced Subsidiary exam. It includes sample exam questions testing students' abilities to use the factor theorem and remainder theorem to factor polynomials completely. Students are advised to show their work clearly and fully for partial credit. The document contains 9 sample exam questions of this type for students to practice these skills.

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Questions On Factor & Remainder Theorem

This document provides information and instructions for the Edexcel GCE Core Mathematics C2 Advanced Subsidiary exam. It includes sample exam questions testing students' abilities to use the factor theorem and remainder theorem to factor polynomials completely. Students are advised to show their work clearly and fully for partial credit. The document contains 9 sample exam questions of this type for students to practice these skills.

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Edexcel GCE

Core Mathematics C2
Advanced Subsidiary

Factor Theorem and


Remainder Theorem
Materials required for examination Items included with question papers
Mathematical Formulae (Pink or Green) Nil

Advice to Candidates
You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner.
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
1. f(x) = 2x3 + x2 – 5x + c, where c is a constant.

Given that f(1) = 0,

(a) find the value of c,


(2)
(b) factorise f(x) completely,
(4)
(c) find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x – 3).
(2)

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2. f(x) = 3x3 – 5x2 – 16x + 12.

(a) Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – 2).


(2)

Given that (x + 2) is a factor of f(x),

(b) factorise f(x) completely.


(4)

3. (a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 4) is a factor of 2x3 + x2 – 25x + 12.
(2)
(b) Factorise 2x3 + x2 – 25x + 12 completely.
(4)

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4. f(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 – 29x – 60.

(a) Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 2).


(2)
(b) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 3) is a factor of f(x).
(2)
(c) Factorise f(x) completely.
(4)

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5. f(x) = x3 + 4x2 + x – 6.

(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 2) is a factor of f(x).


(2)
(b) Factorise f(x) completely.
(4)
(c) Write down all the solutions to the equation

x3 + 4x2 + x – 6 = 0.
(1)

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6. (a) Find the remainder when

x3 – 2x2 – 4x + 8

is divided by

(i) x – 3,

(ii) x + 2.
(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find all the solutions to the equation

x3 – 2x2 – 4x + 8 = 0.
(4)

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7. f(x) = 2x3 – 3x2 – 39x + 20

(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 4) is a factor of f (x).


(2)
(b) Factorise f (x) completely.
(4)

8. f(x) = (3x − 2)(x − k) − 8

where k is a constant.

(a) Write down the value of f (k).


(1)

When f(x) is divided by (x − 2) the remainder is 4.

(b) Find the value of k.


(2)
(c) Factorise f (x) completely.
(3)

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9. f (x) = x4 + 5x3 + ax + b,

where a and b are constants.

The remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – 2) is equal to the remainder when f(x) is divided
by (x + 1).

(a) Find the value of a.


(5)

Given that (x + 3) is a factor of f(x),

(b) find the value of b.


(3)

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