x 2 14x + 1 = (x + p) 2 + q, where p and q
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x2 − 14x + 1 = (x + p)2 + q, where p and q are constants.
a. Find the values of p and q.
b. Using your answer to part a, or otherwise, show that the solutions to the equation x2 − 14x + 1 = 0 can be written in the form r ± s√3 , where r and s are constants to be found.
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Edexcel AS And A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 1/AS
ISBN: 9781292183398
1st Edition
Authors: Greg Attwood
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