FP1
Topic 3:
Complex numbers
Roots of quadratics 4
The quadratic equation
ax^2+bx+c=0
has roots
\alpha
and
\beta
, therefore
\alpha+\beta = -\displaystyle \frac{b}{a}
and
\alpha\beta = \displaystyle\frac{c}{a}
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