SOLUTION: Roots of ax^2+bx+c=0 are alpha and beta then find 1/alpha+1/beta.

SOLUTION: Roots of ax^2+bx+c=0 are alpha and beta then find 1/alpha+1/beta.

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Question 928309: Roots of ax^2+bx+c=0 are alpha and beta then find 1/alpha+1/beta.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have

. The sum of the roots of the quadratic

is

and their product is

, so

and

. Hence the answer is

.
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