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Which of the following describes the roots of the polynomial function f(x)=(x-3)^4(x-6)^2? –3 with multiplicity 2 and 6 with multiplicity 4 –3 with multiplicity 4 and 6 with multiplicity 2 3 with multiplicity 2 and –6 with multiplicity 4 3 with multiplicity 4 and –6 with multiplicity 2

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3 with multiplicity 4 and -6 with multiplicity 2

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In mathematics, the multiplicity of a member of a multi-set is the number of belongings it has in the multi-set.
For example, this term is used to refer to the number of times a certain polynomial has a root at a certain point.
For this polynomial we have:
f (x) = (x-3) ^ 4 (x-6) ^ 2
3 with multiplicity 4 and 6 with multiplicity 2
Answer:
3 with multiplicity 4 and 6 with multiplicity 2
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