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How are Polynomial and Multiplicity of Zero connected?

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Answer: The multiplicity of a zero determines how the graph behaves at the x-intercepts. The graph of a polynomial will cross the horizontal axis at a zero with odd multiplicity. The graph of a polynomial will touch the horizontal axis at a zero with even multiplicity.

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