Question

the root x+1 has a multiplicity of 3 for the function x^3-x^2-x+1 true or false

Answer 1

that's supposed to be x=1

Answer 2

The root is x = 1?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

Do you know how to factor this?

Answer 5

uhh not really

Answer 6

Okay, do you know what a root is?

Answer 7

yeah kinda

Answer 8

What is the root of (x + 5)?

Answer 9

Do you know how to find it?

Answer 10

@shelbbss

Answer 11

sorry yeah its -5

Answer 12

Cool, so if the factored form of your posted equation is (x - 1)^2(x + 1), what are your roots?

Answer 13

1 and -1

Answer 14

Or, more accurate, x = 1 and x = -1. They want the multiplicity of x = 1. The multiplicity is also the power of the factor with the corresponding root, or 0. So if (x - 1)^2 has the required root, and the multiplicity is 2, because the power is 2, then we know that x = 1 has a multiplicity of 2. Therefor, it is false.

Answer 15

thank youuuuu <3

Answer 16

(x + 5)^3 tells us:
The zero of (x + 5) is -5, with a multiplicity of ^3.

Answer 17

No problem buddy. :)