Question

What is the multiplicity of (-4,0)?

Answer 1

A "zero" of a polynomial is a value of x at which the polynomial, when evaluated, is equal to zero. Since (−x)4=(−1)4x4=x4 ( − x ) 4 = ( − 1 ) 4 x 4 = x 4 , the zero 0 has multiplicity 4 .

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