Question

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Mrs. Collins is at the table with you and states that the fourth-degree graphs she has seen have 4 real zeros. She asks you if it is possible to create a fourth-degree polynomial with only 2 real zeros. Demonstrate how to do this and explain your steps.

Answer 1

@aaronq

Answer 2

@ganeshie8

Answer 3

it's possible, when the graph has the "turn-around" point directly on the x-axis. Like so:



I dont remember how to write these equations

could you just do something like \((x-2)^2*(x+2)^2=0\) ?