Find All Real Zeros of the Polynomial $f ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 41 x ^ { 2 } + 400$

question 98

Multiple Choice

Find all real zeros of the polynomial $f ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 41 x ^ { 2 } + 400$ and determine the mutiplicity of each.

• A) \(x = 25\) , multiplicity 2; \(x = 16\) , multiplicity 2
• B) \(x = 5\) , multiplicity 2; \(x = - 4\) , multiplicity 2
• C) \(x = 25\) , multiplicity 2; \(x = - 4\) , multiplicity 1
• D) \(x = - 5\) , multiplicity 2; \(x = 4\) , multiplicity 2
• E) \(x = 5\) , multiplicity 1; \(x = - 5\) , multiplicity 1; \(x = - 4\) , multiplicity 1; \(x = 4\) , multiplicity 1

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