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Factor Theorem and Remainder TheoremEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map

Remainder Theorem
Factor Theorem
Factorising a cubic

Factor and Remainder Theorems

polynomials

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Solving
Unknown constants
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Exam questions on Factor Theorem and Remainder Theorem

  1. Let f(x)=x3−7x+6f(x)=x^3-7x+6.
    Show that (x+3)(x+3) is a factor of f(x)f(x).2 marks
  2. Let g(x)=2x3+x2−13x+6g(x)=2x^3+x^2-13x+6.
    Show that (x+3)(x+3) is a factor of g(x)g(x).2 marks
  3. Let f(x)=6x3+11x2−3x−2f(x)=6x^3+11x^2-3x-2.
    Show that (x+2)(x+2) is a factor of f(x)f(x), and find the quadratic q(x)q(x) such that f(x)=(x+2)q(x)f(x)=(x+2)q(x).3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).