SOLUTION: good day,please if a and b are the roots of the quadratic equation x^2-10x+7=0,find the value of a^4-b^4. show working thanks a lot ....

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Question 1009183: good day,please
if a and b are the roots of the quadratic equation x^2-10x+7=0,find the value of a^4-b^4. show working thanks a lot ....

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The a and b are ,







Unfinished. Question now asks for .
You might want to try (a^2-b^2)(a^2+b^2).

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