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How does a factor with the multiplicity of 2 affect the graph of a polynomial function

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the graph of a polynomial function will touch the x-axis at zeros with even multiplicities.The graph will cross the x-axis at zeros with odd multiplicities.THE HIGHER THE multiplicities,THE FLATTER THE CURVE IS AT ZERO.

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