Let's assume that ,
are
the roots of the equation
,
a,b,c belong to R and a is not zero. Then if we name S the sum and P the
multiple of
,
we
have:
and
So,
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The above formulas relate the roots of
an equation with their coefficients. There are useful for various practical
and theoretical problems and are valid even when D<0 in which is case
the equation has two conjugate complex solutions. They are known as the
Vieta formulas.
It is true that:
So, if +
=S
and
=P
then the numbers
,
are the roots of the equation
.