Q.If α and β are the roots of the equation \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\), then what is the value of \[ \left(1 + \frac{α}{β}\right)\left(1 + \frac{β}{α}\right)? \]

If α and β are the roots of the equation \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\), then \[ \alpha + \beta = -\frac{b}{a} \quad \text{and} \quad \alpha \beta = \frac{c}{a} \] \[ \therefore \left(1 + \frac{α}{β}\right)\left(1 + \frac{β}{α}\right) = \frac{β + α}{β} \times \frac{α + β}{α} = \frac{(α + β)^2}{αβ} \] Substituting the values: \[ = \frac{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)^2}{\frac{c}{a}} = \frac{b^2 \cdot a}{a^2 \cdot c} = \frac{b^2}{ac} \] Therefore, the value of \[ \left(1 + \frac{α}{β}\right)\left(1 + \frac{β}{α}\right) = \frac{b^2}{ac} \]
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