Vieta's Formulas (Easy)
AMC 10 Q1–8 depth — contest entry, not school drills.
Vieta's Formulas: core idea
Quadratic sum/product.
Example problem: hint and answer
If and , find .
Hint: . Answer: 34.
Practice (9 problems — type your answers)
1. Roots of are . Find .
2. If and , find .
3. Roots of are . Find .
4. If and , find .
5. For , find the sum of the roots.
6. If and , find .
7. For , find the product of the roots.
8. If and , find .
9. Roots of sum to what value?