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Which of the following describes the roots of the polynomial function f (x) = (x + 2) squared (x minus 4) (x + 1) cubed?
–2 with multiplicity 2, 4 with multiplicity 1, and –1 with multiplicity 3
–2 with multiplicity 3, 4 with multiplicity 2, and –1 with multiplicity 4
2 with multiplicity 2, –4 with multiplicity 1, and 1 with multiplicity 3
2 with multiplicity 3, –4 with multiplicity 2, and 1 with multiplicity 4

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
–2 with multiplicity 2, 4 with multiplicity 1, and –1 with multiplicity 3

(From f(x) = (x+2)^2(x−4)(x+1)^3, the zeros are x = −2 (power 2), x = 4 (power 1), x = −1 (power 3).)