Edexcel F1 Specimen — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicRoots of polynomials

  1. The quadratic equation
$$5 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 1 = 0$$ has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\).
  1. Write down the value of \(\alpha + \beta\) and the value of \(\alpha \beta\).
  2. Show that \(\frac { \alpha } { \beta } + \frac { \beta } { \alpha } = \frac { 6 } { 5 }\)
  3. Find a quadratic equation with integer coefficients, which has roots $$\alpha + \frac { 1 } { \alpha } \text { and } \beta + \frac { 1 } { \beta }$$