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1.2 Algebra and Functions

1.2 Algebra and Functions

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Question 16

It is given that P(x)=2x3+7x2+9x+3P(x) = 2x^3 + 7x^2 + 9x + 3P(x)=2x3+7x2+9x+3

a.

Find the remainder when P(x)P(x)P(x) is divided by (2x+1)(2x+1)(2x+1), showing your substitution.

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b.

Express P(x)P(x)P(x) in the form (2x+1)(ax2+bx+c)(2x + 1)\left(ax^2 + bx + c\right)(2x+1)(ax2+bx+c), where aaa, b b\,b and c c\,c are constants to be found.

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c.

Given that n n\,n is a positive integer, use your answer to part (b) to explain why 2n3+7n2+9n+32n^3 + 7n^2 + 9n + 32n3+7n2+9n+3 is never prime.

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1.2 Algebra and Functions Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.2 Algebra and Functions

566 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.2 Algebra and Functions, covering 1.2.1 Indices, 1.2.2 Surds, 1.2.3 Simultaneous equations, 1.2.4 Quadratic functions, 1.2.5 Completing the square, 1.2.6 Solving quadratic equations, 1.2.7 Inequalities, 1.2.8 Expressing solutions of inequalities, 1.2.9 Representing inequalities graphically, 1.2.10 Manipulating polynomials, 1.2.11 Simplifying rational expressions, 1.2.12 The modulus function (A-level only), 1.2.13 Graphs of functions, 1.2.14 Sketching curves from equations, 1.2.15 Sketching reciprocal curves, 1.2.16 Interpreting solutions graphically, 1.2.17 Intersection points of graphs, 1.2.18 Proportional relationships, 1.2.19 Graph of the modulus of a linear function (A-level only), 1.2.20 Solving modulus equations graphically (A-level only), 1.2.21 Definition of a function (A-level only), 1.2.22 Inverse and composite functions (A-level only), 1.2.23 Simple graph transformations, 1.2.24 Combinations of graph transformations (A-level only), 1.2.25 Partial fractions (A-level only), and 1.2.26 Models in context. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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