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OpenStudy (fearbigjjrob):

Can anyone tell me what degree this polynomial is? I am not sure it is is 6 or 7... it will be in the comments

OpenStudy (fearbigjjrob):

OpenStudy (fearbigjjrob):

@steve816

OpenStudy (steve816):

Look at the x intercepts!

OpenStudy (fearbigjjrob):

but does it need to actually cross the x-axis?

OpenStudy (steve816):

No it doesn't, as you can see, 1 of the x intercepts doesn't really cross it, but it counts as an x intercept with multiplicity of 2.

OpenStudy (fearbigjjrob):

ok so it would be a degree of 7 I believe

OpenStudy (steve816):

It would be a degree 5.

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