Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 349: 32

Answer

The zeros are $x=3$ with multiplicity 1, $x=-3$ with multiplicity 1 and $x=-5$ with multiplicity 1. At $x=3$, $x=-3$, and $x=-5$, the graph will cross the $x\text{-axis}$.

Work Step by Step

For zeros, let $f\left( x \right)=0$. That is, $\begin{align} & {{x}^{3}}+5{{x}^{2}}-9x-45=0 \\ & {{x}^{2}}\left( x+5 \right)-9\left( x+5 \right)=0 \\ & \left( {{x}^{2}}-9 \right)\left( x+5 \right)=0 \\ & \left( x-3 \right)\left( x+3 \right)\left( x+5 \right)=0. \end{align}$ Then, the values of x are as follows: $x=3,-3,-5.$ For multiplicity, $x=3$ with a multiplicity 1, because of $\left( x-3 \right)$. $x=-3$ with a multiplicity 1, because of $\left( x+3 \right)$. $x=-5$ with a multiplicity 1, because of $\left( x+5 \right)$. The multiplicity of $x=3$ is odd; the graph will cross the $x\text{-axis}$. The multiplicity of $x=-3$ is odd; the graph will cross the $x\text{-axis}$. The multiplicity of $x=-5$ is odd; the graph will cross the $x\text{-axis}$.
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