| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Roots of polynomials |
2 The equation
$$x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } + A x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 2 = 0$$
where \(A\) is a constant, has roots \(\alpha , \beta , \gamma , \delta\). Find a polynomial equation whose roots are
$$\frac { 1 } { \alpha } , \frac { 1 } { \beta } , \frac { 1 } { \gamma } , \frac { 1 } { \delta }$$
Given that
$$\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } + \delta ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { \alpha ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { \beta ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { \gamma ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { \delta ^ { 2 } }$$
find the value of \(A\).