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Answer:[tex]-\frac{bc}{a^{2} }[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:We are given [tex]f(x)=ax^{2} +bx+c[/tex], [tex]\alpha[/tex] and [tex]\beta[/tex] are zeros of the function. We can use the sum and product of roots. You may have come across these equations before ↓[tex]\alpha +\beta =-\frac{b}{a}[/tex][tex]\alpha \beta =\frac{c}{a}[/tex]Since the coefficients are already in a, b, and c's, we do not need to sub in anything else.Now, you are asked to evaluate [tex]\alpha ^{2} \beta +\alpha \beta ^{2}[/tex]. The next step after finding the roots above ↑, is to factorise this equation to be solved.[tex]\alpha ^{2} \beta +\alpha \beta ^{2}[/tex]= [tex]\alpha \beta (\alpha +\beta )[/tex]Sub in each respective roots,= [tex]\frac{c}{a} (-\frac{b}{a} )[/tex]= [tex]-\frac{bc}{a^{2} }[/tex]Hope this helped! Ask me if there's any part of the working you don't understand :)