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What is the graph of the polynomial function

What is the graph of the polynomial function-example-1

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The roots of f(x) are {0, 3, -4}. You've got them as {-3, 4}, which is not correct.

Draw another set of coordinate axes and place dark dots at (0,0), (3,0) and (-4,0). These dots represent the roots (solutions) of the given polynomial.
Note that we have a repeated (double) root at x=3, which is given away by the exponent 2 of (x-3).

A basic way of sketching this graph is described as follows:

Evaluate the function (find y) for several x-values other than (0, 3 and -4):
Choose (for example) {-5, -2, -1, 1, 2, 4}

If you'll find the y-value for each of these x-values and plot the resulting points, you should see the shape of the graph. Draw a rough graph thru these points. If any doubt remains about what the graph looks like at particular x-values, calculate and plot more points, e. g., at {-2.5, -1.5, ...}.

If you're taking calculus, consider applying the First- and Second-Derivative tests to determine concavity, maximum, minimum, etc.

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