Quadratic Functions, Equations and Inequalities - Sum and Product of Roots

Quadratic Functions, Equations and Inequalities - Sum and Product of Roots

IP 3

The roots of the quadratic equation \(2{{x}^{2}}-x=10\) are \(\alpha \) and \(\beta \). Find the quadratic equations whose roots are

  1. \({{\alpha }^{2}}\) and \({{\beta }^{2}}\)
  2. \({{\alpha }^{3}}\) and \({{\beta }^{3}}\)
  3. \({{\alpha }^{2}}-\frac{1}{\beta }\mathrm{ }\) and \({{\beta }^{2}}-\frac{1}{\alpha }\)

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Answer:(i) \(4x^2-41x+100=0\). (ii) \(8x^2-61x-1000=0\). (iii) \(20x^2-207x+486=0\).

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