document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047825>Question 1047825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The multiplicity of 2 in the function f(x)=x^2(x+2)^3(x-2) is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The multiplicity of 2 in the function f(x)=x^2(x+2)^3(x-2) is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This formulation is incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct formulation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   \"The multiplicity of the factor (x-2) in the function f(x)=x^2(x+2)^3(x-2) is . . . \"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the answer is:  1 (one). Option A).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   \"The multiplicity of 2 as a root of the function f(x)=x^2(x+2)^3(x-2) is . . . \"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is the same:  1 (one). Option A).\r<BR>\n" );
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