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For the equation \(x^4+x^3-4 x^2+x-1=0\) the ratio of the sum of the squares of all the roots to the product of the distinct roots is

  1. A \(1: 4\)
  2. B \(3: 5\)
  3. C \(9: 1\)
  4. D \(4: 3\)
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(C) \(9: 1\)

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\begin{aligned} & \text { Let } \begin{aligned} p(x) & =x^4+x^3-4 x^2+x-1 \\ & =(x-1)\left(x^3+2 x^2-2 x-1\right) \\ & =(x-1)(x-1)\left(x^2+3 x+1\right) \\ =(x-1) & (x-1)\left[x-\left(\frac{-3+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)\right]\left[x-\left(\frac{-3-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)\right]…