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Use polynomial division or synthetic division to divide f(x) by (x+1).
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6 stepsOkay, LA, let's tackle question 1.
1. (i) Given that is a factor of , where , factorise completely.
Use polynomial division or synthetic division to divide by .
Using synthetic division with root :
-1 | 1 6 11 6 | -1 -5 -6 ---------------- 1 5 6 0The quotient is .
Factor the resulting quadratic expression.
We need two numbers that multiply to 6 and add to 5. These are 2 and 3.
Write the complete factorization of .
The final answer is .
1. (ii) Let be a real constant. Show that the roots of the quadratic equation are always real.
Identify the coefficients , , and from the quadratic equation .
For :
Calculate the discriminant .
Determine if the roots are always real.
For roots to be real, the discriminant must be greater than or equal to zero ().
Since is a square of a real number, it will always be greater than or equal to zero for any real value of .Therefore, the roots of the quadratic equation are always real.
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