2020 SJI P1 Q8

2020 SJI P1 Q8

IB Year 5 | Grade 11
18 marks
  1. Show that \(5x^2+nx-1=0\) has \(2\) real roots for all real values of \(n\).[2]

Let \(\mathrm{P}(x)=(x^2-6x+m^2)(5x^2+nx-1)\) for some real constants \(m\) and \(n\).

  1. Find the range of values of \(m\) for which \(\mathrm{P}(x)=0\) yields only real roots.[4]
  2. If the sum of the roots of \(\mathrm{P}(x)=0\) is \(10\) and one of the roots is \(3-\sqrt7\,\mathrm{i}\), where \(\mathrm{i}^2=-1\),
    1. find the value of \(n\); and,
    2. find the possible values of \(m\).[6]
  3. Find the remainder when \(\mathrm{P}(x)\) is divided by \(2x-1\), leaving your answer in terms of \(m\) and \(n\).[2]
  4. Solve the inequality \(\mathrm{P}(x)<0\) for \(m=n=3\).[4]

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Answer:(a) \(\Delta=n^2+20>0\) (b) \(-3\leq m\leq3\) (c)(i) \(n=-20\), (ii) \(m=\pm4\) (d) \(\left(m^2-\dfrac{11}4\right)\left(\dfrac n2+\dfrac14\right)\) (e) \(\dfrac{-3-\sqrt{29}}{10}<x<\dfrac{-3+\sqrt{29}}{10}\)

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