Answer:
[tex]P(x)=x^2(x-3)^2(x+2)[/tex]
y-intercept is when x = 0:
[tex]\implies P(0)=0^2(0-3)^2(0+2)=0[/tex]
Therefore, y-intercept is at (0, 0)
x-intercept(s) is when P(x) = 0
[tex]\implies x^2(x-3)^2(x+2)=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies x^2=0\implies x=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies (x-3)^2=0\implies x=3[/tex]
[tex]\implies (x+2)=0\implies x=-2[/tex]
Therefore, x-intercepts are:
- (0, 0) with multiplicity 2 → bounces
- (3, 0) with multiplicity 2 → bounces
- (-2, 0) with multiplicity 1 → crosses x-axis
End-behavior:
As the lead coefficient is positive and the lead degree is odd,
[tex]P(x) \rightarrow - \infty \textsf{ as }x\rightarrow - \infty[/tex]
[tex]P(x) \rightarrow + \infty \textsf{ as }x\rightarrow +\infty[/tex]
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[tex]P(x)=x^4-4x^2[/tex]
y-intercept is when x = 0:
[tex]\implies P(0)=(0)^4-4(0)^2=0[/tex]
Therefore, y-intercept is at (0, 0)
x-intercept(s) is when P(x) = 0
[tex]\implies x^4-4x^2=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies x^2(x^2-4)=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies x^2(x-2)(x+2)=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies x^2=0 \implies x=0[/tex]
[tex]\implies (x-2)=0 \implies x=2[/tex]
[tex]\implies (x+2)=0 \implies x=-2[/tex]
Therefore, x-intercepts are:
- (0, 0) with multiplicity 1 → crosses x-axis
- (2, 0) with multiplicity 1 → crosses x-axis
- (-2, 0) with multiplicity 1 → crosses x-axis
End-behavior:
As the lead coefficient is positive and the lead degree is even,
[tex]P(x) \rightarrow + \infty \textsf{ as }x\rightarrow - \infty[/tex]
[tex]P(x) \rightarrow + \infty \textsf{ as }x\rightarrow +\infty[/tex]