SOLUTION: Give each zero and its multiplicity: x(2-x)(x+3)^2 how do I go about finding these??

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Question 582465: Give each zero and its multiplicity:
x(2-x)(x+3)^2
how do I go about finding these??
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(2-x)(x+3)^2 = 0

x = 0, 2-x=0, or (x+3)^2 = 0

x = 0, x = 2, or x = -3

The first two zeros of x = 0 and x = 2 are of multiplicity one.

The last zero x = -3 is of multiplicity two.