Use the function below to answer the question. f(x)=x^3+7x^2+16x+12=(x+2)(x+2)(x+3) What is the multiplicity of the root -3 ?

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Use the function below to answer the question.

f(x)=x^3+7x^2+16x+12=(x+2)(x+2)(x+3)

What is the multiplicity of the root -3 ?

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Answer:

Explanation:

(x +3) appears only once as a factor, hence the multiplicity of the root x=-3 is 1.

Swimmer answered May 17, 2019

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