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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.5.2b

2. Give an example of each of the following.
b. A repeated linear factor

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Understand that a repeated linear factor in a polynomial is a linear factor (of the form \( (x - a) \)) that appears more than once, meaning it is raised to a power greater than 1.
Recall that a linear factor looks like \( (x - a) \), where \( a \) is a constant.
To create a repeated linear factor, take a linear factor and raise it to a power greater than 1, for example, \( (x - 3)^2 \).
An example polynomial with a repeated linear factor could be \( (x - 3)^2 (x + 1) \), where \( (x - 3) \) is the repeated linear factor.
This polynomial shows the repeated linear factor clearly, as \( (x - 3) \) appears twice, indicating multiplicity 2.

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