OCR MEI FP1 2005 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicRoots of polynomials

4 The quadratic equation \(x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 4 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\).
  1. Write down the values of \(\alpha + \beta\) and \(\alpha \beta\).
  2. Hence find the value of \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 }\).
  3. Find a quadratic equation which has roots \(2 \alpha\) and \(2 \beta\).