Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 349: 27

Answer

Th zeros are $x=3$ with multiplicity 1 and $x=-6$ with a multiplicity of 3. At $x=3$ and $x=-6$ the graph will cross the $x\text{-axis}$.

Work Step by Step

For zeros: Let $f\left( x \right)=0.$ That is, $\begin{align} & 4\left( x-3 \right){{\left( x+6 \right)}^{3}}=0 \\ & \left( x-3 \right){{\left( x+6 \right)}^{3}}=0. \end{align}$ Then the value of x is as follows: $x=3,-6$ For multiplicity, $x=3$, with a multiplicity of 1, because of $\left( x+5 \right)$. $x=-6$, with a multiplicity of 3, because of $\left( x+5 \right)$. Now, The multiplicity of $x=3$ is odd; the graph will cross only the $x\text{-axis}$. The multiplicity of $x=-6$ is odd; the graph will cross only the $x\text{-axis}$.
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