If (\alpha=2+\sqrt{7}) and (\beta=2-\sqrt{7}), what is (\alpha^2+\beta^2)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (22)
(\alpha+\beta=4) and (\alpha\beta=4-7=-3). Thus (\alpha^2+\beta^2=(\alpha+\beta)^2-2\alpha\beta=16+6=22).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(22)
Why is this the correct answer?
(\alpha+\beta=4) and (\alpha\beta=4-7=-3). Thus (\alpha^2+\beta^2=(\alpha+\beta)^2-2\alpha\beta=16+6=22).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Polynomials. Topic: Irrational numbers and real numbers.
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