SOLUTION: For each function, determine the zeros. State the multiplicity of any multiple zeros. 2x^2-12x-32

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Question 838610: For each function, determine the zeros. State the multiplicity of any multiple zeros. 2x^2-12x-32
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2x^2-12x-32 = 0  x^2-6x-16 = 0   |factor

|The factor theorem states that a polynomial f(x) has a factor (x − k) if and only if f(k) = 0. 

(x-8)(x+2) = 0

   (x-8) = 0,  x = 8

0r (x+2) = 0,  x = -2