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Given that $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of a quadratic equation, evaluate $\frac{1}{\alpha^2}+\frac{1}{\beta^2}$.

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Given that $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of a quadratic equation, evaluate $\frac{1}{\alpha^2}+\frac{1}{\beta^2}$.
$$\gamma(x-\alpha)(x-\beta)=\gamma x^2-\gamma(\alpha+\beta)x+\gamma\alpha\beta$$

Using $ax^2+bx+c$, the sum of the roots is $-\frac{b}{a}$[/size] and the product of the roots is $\frac{c}{a}$[/size].

The given expression with a common denominator is $\frac{\alpha^2+\beta^2}{\alpha^2\beta^2}$[/size].

That expression evaluates to $\frac{b^2-2ac}{c^2}$[/size].
 
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