Multiplicity is how many times a root repeats
factor
x(x²-8x+16)
what times wat =16 and adds to -8
-4 and -4
x(x-4)(x-4)
x(x-4)²
set to zero
x=0
x-4=0
x=4
roots are 0 ad 4
4 repeats 2 times, so has a multiplicty of 2
so
roots are 0, and 4 multiplicity 2
Decreaseing means where it is going down
those blank points mean not including
brackets mean inlclude, it's like the ≤ or ≥ sign
parenthasees means not include, it's like the < or > sign
it is going down from -8 to -5, not including -5 so [-8,-5)
also going down from 4 to 8, not including 8, so [4,8)
the union is including both
[-8,-5) U [4,8) is answer for where the function is decreasing
Answer:
i got A
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