‘Ang Mo Kio Secondary Revision Exercise 1 Simultaneous Equations and Polynomials ‘Show that the line 2y —x=9 passes through one of the points at which the straight line y-+3x=leuts the curve x? + 2x7 +2y? =25,, Express in partial fractions. 3x? +10x-8 Express 224841 vax? in partial fractions. ‘The expression ax’ +bx* —20x—2a is exactly divisible by (x+2) and leaves a remainder of (b +2) when divided by(x-+1) . Find the value of a and b. Hence calculate the remainder when it is divided by (2x~1) The expression 3x* + ax? + bv + chas the same remainder when divided (x1) or (#2). @ Find the value of a~b. (ii) Given also that the remainder is 12 when the expression is divided by (+1), calculate the value of ‘The polynomial (x) is defined by x* ~5x° + px-+g. When f(x) is divided by x? ~x~2, the remainder is —9x-+3 (@)_ Find the value of p and of g () With these values of p and q, find also the remainder when (x+2)° f(x)is, divided by x? =1. - (a)_x~2 is a factor of the polynomial f(x). When f(x) is divided by x +1, the remainder is 9 and when it is divided by x’ —x—2, the remainder is ax + b, Find the values of @ and b. (b) (i) Factorise f(x) = 2x? +3x? -17x +12. (ii) Hence solve 12x? 17x? +3x+2=0‘Ang Mo Kio Secondary Revision Exercise 1 Simultaneous Equations and Polynomials 8 (a) The function (x)= 4x" + px? +gx—1, where p and q are constants, is exactly divisible by 2x + | and leaves a remainder of 140 when divided by x3. (i) Find the value of p and of q_ (ii) Solve the equation #(x) = 0 (). Given thatx8 + Be +x +7= (vA)? +x 45) — C for all values of x, find the values of A, B and C. 9 Given that ffx) = 2x? +ax? -18x +b, (find the value of a and of b for which 2x? ~ 5x~3 is a factor of f(x), (ii) state the third factor, i) hence, solve the equation 6( y + 2)° + 3(y + 2° S4y— 135 =0. a 10 (a) i). Given that f(x) =x? -2x? 5x +6,show that x— 3 is a factor. (ii) Solve the equation x3 +6 = 2x? +5x. (iii) Hence solve the equation 2°” 27" ~5(2")+6 =0. (b) Given that 4x4 3x? + Ax = (x-1Or +2 Bx? — 4x +9)+2x4C for all real values of x, find the values of A, B and C. Hence state the remainder when 4x* — 3x? + Av is divided by (x 1)( + 2). AL @)_ Given that x° =Sx+3= (Ax +3)(x—Ix-2)+ BOx=1) +C forall values of x, find the values of A, B and C. (>) The cubic polynomial f(x) is such that the coefficient of x* is 1 and the roots of the equation f(x) =0 are 1, 2 and k. Given that f(x) has a remainder of 10 when divided by x—3, find (i) the value of k, (ii) the remainder when f(x) is divided by x+4. (©) Solve the equation 4x° ~9x-5 =0‘Ang Mo Kio Secondary Revision Exercise 1 Simultaneous Equations and Polynomials 12 The cubic polynomial f(x) is such that the coefficient of x° is 2 and the roots of S(x)=0 are =I, k and —K?. this given that f(x) gives a remainder of 18 when divided by x-2 @ Show that k5 -2k? +2k-1=0. (i) Hence, find a value for k and show that there are no other real values of & which satisfy this equation. 13 (a) The polynomial fix) is such that the term containing the highest power of x is —2x*. Two of the roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are + and 1 Given that x? —2x+3 is a quadratic factor of f(x), find ()_anexpression for /(x) as a product of 3 factors, (ii) the remainder when f(x) is divided by x, (ii) the number of real roots of the equation f(x) = 0, justifying your answer. (b) Factorise f(x) =8~(3x+1)' completely. Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (3x—2) 14 (@) The cubic polynomial f(x) is such that the coefficient of x? is —1 and the roots of the equation /(x)=0 are 1, 2 and m, Given that f(x) has a remainder of 12 when divided by (x —4), find the value of m. () Find the vaine ofp for which x? ~3x-+ p isa factor of g(x) =x? ~5x? +12 Hence solve g(-x) = 0. 15 The expression x?" — p is exactly divisible by (x +3). When itis divided by(x+D, there is a remainder of 80. Calculate the positive integral value of p and of n. With these values of p and n, factorise the expression completely.