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Let a and b be the solutions to 5x^2 - 11x + 4 = 0.  FInd 1/a^2 + 1/b^2.

 Jan 11, 2022
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Note that 1a2+1b2=a2+b2a2b2=(a+b)22ab(ab)2. By Vieta's, a+b=(11)5=115 and ab=45, so (a+b)22ab(ab)2=12125245(45)2=81251625=8116.

 Jan 11, 2022

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