Find the zeros of the polynomial function, and state the multiplicity of each.
\[
f(x)=(x+5)^{4}(x-4)
\]
The zeros are $-5,4$.
(Use a comma to separate answers.)
The smaller zero has multiplicity
Therefore, the final answer is \(\boxed{x = -5, 4}\) with multiplicities \(\boxed{4, 1}\) respectively
Step 1 :Set the function \(f(x) = (x+5)^4 * (x-4)\) equal to zero: \(0 = (x+5)^4 * (x-4)\)
Step 2 :This equation will be true if either \((x+5)^4 = 0\) or \((x-4) = 0\)
Step 3 :Solving for x in each case:
Step 4 :For \((x+5)^4 = 0\), taking the fourth root of both sides, we get \(x+5 = 0\), so \(x = -5\)
Step 5 :For \((x-4) = 0\), we get \(x = 4\)
Step 6 :Therefore, the zeros of the function are \(x = -5\) and \(x = 4\)
Step 7 :The multiplicity of a zero is the number of times it appears as a root, which is given by the exponent of the factor in the polynomial
Step 8 :In this case, the factor \((x+5)\) has an exponent of 4, so the zero \(x = -5\) has a multiplicity of 4
Step 9 :The factor \((x-4)\) has an exponent of 1 (since no exponent is shown, it is understood to be 1), so the zero \(x = 4\) has a multiplicity of 1
Step 10 :So, the zero -5 has a multiplicity of 4 and the zero 4 has a multiplicity of 1
Step 11 :Therefore, the final answer is \(\boxed{x = -5, 4}\) with multiplicities \(\boxed{4, 1}\) respectively