Quadratic from sum and product of roots (Monic quadratic with roots α,β is x² minus (sum)x plus (product))

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Monic quadratic with roots α,β is x² minus (sum)x plus (product)

What each symbol means

SymbolWhat it stands for
Pαβ
Sα+β

When to use this

Scalable by any nonzero a.