Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
There is one root for each binomial factor.
... y = (x -2)(x +3)(x +3) . . . has 3 binomial factors
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The roots are the values of x that make the factors be zero.
... (x -2) = 0 when x = 2
... (x +3) = 0 when x = -3
... (x +3) = 0 when x = -3
The root at x = -3 is said to have multiplicity 2.
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Sometimes, we're concerned with the number of distinct roots. Since the three roots only have two different values, there are 2 distinct roots.
