Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs - 3.2 Exercises - Page 266: 35

Answer

$P(x)=x^{2}(x-1)(x-2)$ Zeros: $ 0\quad$ ( double), $\quad 1,\ 2 \quad$ ( single)

Work Step by Step

Factor out $x^{2}$ $P(x)=x^{2}(x^{2}-3x+2)$ ( $-1$ and $-2$ are factors of 2 whose sum is $-3)$ $P(x)=x^{2}(x-1)(x-2)$ Zeros: $ 0\quad$ ( double), $1,\ 2 \quad$ ( single) The degre is 4, even. Leading coefficient is positive. The end behavior is as for $x^{4}$: $+\infty$ on both far sides. The graph falls from the right left, touches the x-axis at $(0,0)$ and turns up, turns before x=1 and crosses the x-axis at $(1,0),$ rises and turns before x=2, turns to cross the x-axis at $92,0)$ and continues to fall to the far right.
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