Target Mathematics

1.35: Relationships between roots

4PM1/1/January/2017 — Question 9 · 10 marks

The equation 3x24x+6=03x^2-4x+6=0 has roots α\alpha and β\beta.
(a) Without solving the equation, write down
(i) the value of α+β\alpha+\beta
(ii) the value of αβ\alpha\beta (2)
(b) Without solving the equation, show that α3+β3=15227\alpha^3+\beta^3=-\frac{152}{27}. (3)
(c) Form a quadratic equation, with integer coefficients, that has roots αβ2\frac{\alpha}{\beta^2} and βα2\frac{\beta}{\alpha^2}. (5)