Please help! (Vieta's Formulas) Let , , and be solutions to the equation . Find .

Please include an explanation as well :)

We are given the polynomial:

2x³ - 3x² + 4x - 1 = 0

We need to find the value of r² + s² + t² where r,s,t are the solutions.

Simplifying r² + s² + t²:

r² + s² + t² = (r + s + t)² - 2(rs + st + rt)

[since a²+b²+c² = (a+b+c)² - 2(ab + bc + ca)]

Using the Vieta's formulae:

Above, we can see that in order to find the value of r² + s² + t², we need to find the value of the sum of solutions and sum of solutions taken 2 at a time.

Sum of roots:

We know that the Vieta's formula to find the sum of roots is:

Sum of roots =

Where b and a are the coefficients from the general form: ax³ + bx² + cx - d

We notice that for the given equation, b = -3 ;  a = 2

Sum of roots =

Sum of roots =

Hence, the sum of roots (r + s + t) = 3/2

Sum of roots taken two at a time:

We know that the Vieta's formula to find the sum of roots taken 2 at a time is: Sum of roots taken 2 at a time =

Where c and a are the coefficients from the general form: ax³ + bx² + cx - d

for the given equation, c = 4 ; a = 2

Sum of roots taken 2 at a time =

Sum of roots taken 2 at a time = 2

Hence, the sum of roots taken 2 at a time (rs + st + rt) = 2

Finding the value of r² + s² + t²:

We proved before that:

r² + s² + t² = (r + s + t)² - 2(rs + st + rt)

now that we know the values of (r + s + t) and (rs + st + rt), we can plug those values to get our answer

r² + s² + t² = ()² - 2(2)

r² + s² + t² = () - 4

r² + s² + t² =

r² + s² + t² = = -1.75

Hence, the value of r² + s² + t² is -1.75

here is me explaining it:

the pizza would be delivered around 5, give or take 15 minutes. this means it could be delivered anywhere from 4: 45 to 5: 15

let's say 5: 00 is equivalent to 0 on a number line and x represents time. 4: 45 would be equal to -15x because we are 15 minutes behind our starting point, 5: 00. 5: 15 would be equal to 15x because we are 15 minutes ahead of your starting point (which means you're late on the pizza delivery! )

absolute value is very confusing. the basic definition is how far you are from your starting point. if we deliver the pizza at 4: 45 (15 minutes before the starting point) we would be -15. this means we are 15 away from our starting point, 5: 00. that's the absolute value. |-15| (absolute value of negative fifteen) is equal to 15. if you did not understand this i suggest rereading this paragraph.

the normal way you would write this scenario would be 4.75 (4 and 3 quarters, or 4: 45. you can also write as a fraction.) is less than x and x is less than 5.25 (5 and 1 quarter or 5: 15). 4.75< x< 5.25 the reason why i am using numbers is because you cannot represent typical time as values on a graph, number line, or in an equation.

another way to write this scenario is with absolute value. we can write this as |x| being less than or equal to .25 (remember, this just means 15 minutes).           |x| ≤ .25.

sorry if the end was confusing. because we are talking about time this whole question is 10x harder. like i said earlier, you cannot represent time as, well, time, in a graph, equation, or number line. i set the values as follows: 1/4 or .25 for 15 minutes, and 1 for 1 hour. this is just a common way to set up graphs involving time.

|x| ≤ .25

i hope this ! : )

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