 Vieta formulas (source code)

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= Vieta formulas
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For a monic polynomial
$$
X^n+c_1X^{n-1}+\cdots+c_n=\prod_{i=1}^n(X-r_i),
$$
the Vieta formulas identify $(-1)^kc_k$ with the $k$th elementary symmetric polynomial in the roots. In particular, $\prod_i r_i=(-1)^nc_n$.

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