The correct answer is a. 3125

That's because the letter can be used more than once, so if you start and try everything from aaaaa, to ttttt, the possibilities are huge and much larger than any of the lower numbers.

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3 years ago

Let p(x) = x^2 + 8x + 12 and q(x) = x^3 + 5x^2 - 6x. Define r(x) = p(x) \cdot q(x).

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The roots of the entire polynomic expression, that is, the product of p(x) = x^2 + 8x + 12 and q(x) = x^3 + 5x^2 - 6x, are x₁ = 0, x₂ = -2, x₃ = -3 and x₄ = -6.

<h3>How to solve a product of two polynomials </h3>

A value of x is said to be a root of the polynomial if and only if r(x) = 0. Let be r(x) = p(x) · q(x), then we need to find the roots both for p(x) and q(x) by factoring each polynomial, the factoring is based on algebraic properties:

r(x) = (x + 6) · (x + 2) · x · (x² + 5 · x - 6)

r(x) = (x + 6) · (x + 2) · x · (x + 3) · (x + 2)

r(x) = x · (x + 2)² · (x + 3) · (x + 6)

By direct inspection, we conclude that the roots of the entire polynomic expression are x₁ = 0, x₂ = -2, x₃ = -3 and x₄ = -6. $\blacksquare$

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