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Question: Alpha beta gama delta write sum of product of roots take two at a time...

Alpha beta gama delta write sum of product of roots take two at a time

Answer

αβ+αγ+αδ+βγ+βδ+γδ\alpha\beta + \alpha\gamma + \alpha\delta + \beta\gamma + \beta\delta + \gamma\delta

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Solution

The question asks for the sum of all distinct products formed by taking two roots at a time from the set of roots {α,β,γ,δ}\{\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta\}.
The unique pairs are (α,β),(α,γ),(α,δ),(β,γ),(β,δ),(γ,δ)(\alpha, \beta), (\alpha, \gamma), (\alpha, \delta), (\beta, \gamma), (\beta, \delta), (\gamma, \delta).