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

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

IP 3

If \(\alpha \) and \(\beta \) are the roots of the equation \(-2{{x}^{2}}+3x+2=0\) where \(\alpha >\beta \), find the value for each of the following.

  1. \({{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}\)
  2. \(\alpha -\beta \)
  3. \({{\alpha }^{2}}-{{\beta }^{2}}\)
  4. \({{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}\)
  5. \(\frac{1}{{{\beta }^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{\alpha }^{2}}}\)

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