Finding the Sum of Roots (SOR) and Product of Roots (POR) of a Quadratic Equation (Example)


Example
The roots of 2x2+3x1=0   are α and β.  Find the values of
(a) (α+1)(β+1)
(b) 1α+1β
(c) α2β+αβ2
(d) αβ+βα

[Clue: α2+β2=(α+β)22αβ   ]