What is the difference between roots and factors?
Roots are the x-values that make the expression zero; factors are the (x − root) pieces whose product is the polynomial.
Roots are the x-values that make the expression zero; factors are the (x − root) pieces whose product is the polynomial. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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