document.write( "Question 1176955: The polynomial of degree 3, P(x), has a root of multiplicity 2 at x = 1 and a root of multiplicity 1 at x = −1. The y-intercept is y = −0.6.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a root of multiplicity \"2\" at \"x%5B1%5D+=+1\" =>\"%28x-1%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "a root of multiplicity \"1\" at\"+x%5B2%5D+=+-1\"=>\"%28x%2B1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=a%28x-1%29%5E2%2A%28x%2B1%29+\".........y-intercept is \"y+=+-0.6\", or point (\"0\",\"1\"), use it to find \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-0.6=a%280-1%29%5E2%2A%280%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-0.6=a%281+%29%281+%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=-0.6%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29%2A%28x%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=-0.6%28x%5E3+-+x%5E2+-+x+%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=-0.6x%5E3+%2B0.6x%5E2+%2B0.6x+-0.6\"\r
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