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**Determine the x-value at which the-following function touches but does not cross the x-axis:3x^3- 182 + 27x

**Determine the x-value at which the-following function touches but does not cross-example-1
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Okay, here we have this:

We need to identify the x-value at which the-following function touches but does not cross the x-axis in the following function: 3x^3- 18^2 + 27x. So, considering that if is a zero with even multiplicity, the graph touches the x-axis and bounces off of the axis. And if it is a zero with odd multiplicity, the graph crosses the x-axis at a zero.

According with this let's

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