Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 2 - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 381: 13

Answer

The zeros of $f\left( x \right)=-{{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}{{\left( x+1 \right)}^{2}}$ are $2,2,-1,-1$.

Work Step by Step

Let’s first put $f\left( x \right)=0$. Then, $\begin{align} & -{{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}{{\left( x+1 \right)}^{2}}=0 \\ & {{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}{{\left( x+1 \right)}^{2}}=0 \end{align}$ Now, factorize the above equation written as: $\left( x-2 \right)\left( x-2 \right)\left( x+1 \right)\left( x+1 \right)=0$ Put each factor equal to $0$. So, $\left( x-2 \right)=0$ Or, $\left( x-2 \right)=0$ Or, $\left( x+1 \right)=0$ Or, $\left( x+1 \right)=0$ So, the zeros of the provided function are $2,2,-1,-1$. When $x=0$ $-{{\left( 0-2 \right)}^{2}}{{\left( 0+1 \right)}^{2}}=-4$ The zeros of the graph $2,-1$ have multiplicities 2; the graph touches the x- axis and turns around. The degree of the function is 4 and the leading coefficient is $-1$.
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