Answer:
f(x) = (x - 2)(x + 1)²(x - 4)³
Step-by-step explanation:
Multiplicity of a polynomial:
1). If the multiplicity is odd, the graph will cross the x-axis at that zero.
2). If the multiplicity is even, the graph will touch the x-axis at that zero.
Since the given graph is just touching the x-axis at x = -1 multiplicity for the zero (at x = -1) will be even.
Similarly, graph is crossing the x-axis at x = 2 and x = 4, multiplicity for the zero will be odd.
So, the function will be,
f(x) = (x - 2)(x + 1)²(x - 4)³