5x(x+6)(x²-1)³ Write as a product of binomials 5x(x+6)(x²-1)(x²-1)(x²-1) Now factor the last three factors 5x(x+6)(x-1)(x+1)(x-1)(x+1)(x-1)(x+1) Set that = 0 5x(x+6)(x-1)(x+1)(x-1)(x+1)(x-1)(x+1) = 0 and use the zero-factor property: 5x=0; x+6=0; x-1=0; x+1=0; x-1=0; x+1=0; x-1=0; x+1=0; x=0; x=-6; x=1; x=-1; x=1; x=-1; x=1; x=-1 0 is a zero only 1 time, so it has multiplicity 1. -6 is a zero only 1 time, so it has multiplicity 1. 1 is a zero 3 times, so it has multiplicity 3. -1 is a zero 3 times, so it has multiplicity 3. Edwin