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#1225 · Algebra · Quadratics

Form equation with derived roots

If and are the roots of , form the equation whose roots are and .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. IX. The Theory of Quadratic Equations, Examples IX.a, No. 24

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).