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If `alpha and beta` are the roots of `x^2-2 x +4=0` then the value of `alpha^6+beta^6` is

Answer» `alpha*beta=4`
`alpha+beta=2`
`alpha^2+beta^2=(alpha+beta)^2-2alphabeta`
`=4-8=-4`
`(a+b)^3=a^3+b^3+3ab(a+b)`
`(alpha^2+beta^2)^3=alpha^6+beta^6+3alpha^2beta^2(alpha^2+beta^2)`
`-64=alpha^6+beta^6+3*16(-4)`
`alpha^6+beta^6=192-64=128`
option3 is correct.


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