For a quadratic equation of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 with roots α and β, we have:

α + β = -b/a

αβ = c/a

In this case, we have:

a = 1, b = -2, and c = 4.

Therefore, we have:

α+β=2

αβ = 4

Now, we want to find the expression for α^-1 + β^-1. We can use the fact that:

α^-1 + β^-1 = (αβ)/(αβα^-1 + αββ^-1)

Using the expressions we found earlier for αβ and α + β, we have:

α^-1 + β^-1 = (4)/(4(α^-1 + β^-1) + 2)

Multiplying both sides by 4(α^-1 + β^-1) + 2, we get:

α^-1 + β^-1)(4(α^-1 + β^-1) + 2) = 4

Expanding and simplifying, we get:

4(α^-1 + β^-1)^2 + 2(α^-1 + β^-1) - 4 = 0

Using the quadratic formula, we can solve for α^-1 + β^-1:

α^-1 + β^-1 = (-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/2a

Substituting a = 4, b = 2, and c = -4, we get:

α^-1 + β^-1 = (-2 ± sqrt(2^2 - 4(4)(-4)))/2(4)

= (-2 ± 2sqrt(3)i)/8

= (-1 ± sqrt(3)i)/4

Therefore, the expression for α^-1 + β^-1 is (-1 ± sqrt(3)i)/4