Question

Write a function in any form that would match the graph shown below

Answer 1

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Answer:

  f(x) = 2(x +2)^2(x -5)

Step-by-step explanation:

The root at x=-2 has even multiplicity. The curve is not flat there, so the multiplicity is 2, not higher. The root at x=5 has multiplicity 1. Then the factored form of this cubic is ...

  f(x) = a(x +2)^2·(x -5)

The local minimum when a=1 is about -50, so we judge the leading coefficient to be 2. The desired function is ...

  f(x) = 2(x +2)^2(x -5)