Sum and product for a quintic

Sum and product for a quintic

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

The roots of the equation \(3x^5+6x^4-2x^3+x^2-5x+9=0\) are \(r_1,\ r_2,\ r_3,\ r_4,\ r_5\). Write down the sum of the roots, the sum of the products of pairs of roots, and the product of all five roots.

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Answer:\(-2,\ -\frac{2}{3},\ -3\)

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