Question 472489
Use the fact that if r is a root of a polynomial, then x-r is a factor of the polynomial. Here, if -2 is a root, then x-(-2) = x+2 is a factor. Applying this, we get


*[tex \LARGE P(x) = (x+2)(x-3)^2(x+1)]


The x-3 is squared because the root 3 has multiplicity 2.