If the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation $x^2-(a-2)x-(a+1)=0$ is least for an appropriate value of the variable parameter $a$, then the value of $a$ will be

If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are the roots of $2x^3 - 2x - 1 = 0$,then $(\Sigma \alpha \beta)^2$ is equal to

If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are the roots of $x^3-2x^2+3x-4=0$,then the value of $\alpha^2\beta^2+\beta^2\gamma^2+\gamma^2\alpha^2$ is

Let $f(x) = x^3 - 2x + 2$. If real numbers $a, b, c$ are such that $|f(a)| + |f(b)| + |f(c)| = 0$,then the value of $f^2(a^2 + \frac{2}{a}) + f^2(b^2 + \frac{2}{b}) - f^2(c^2 + \frac{2}{c})$ is equal to:

The cubic equation whose roots are the squares of the roots of the equation $12x^3-20x^2+x+3=0$ is

If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are the roots of the equation $x^3+px^2+qx+r=0$,then $(\alpha+\beta)(\beta+\gamma)(\gamma+\alpha)=$