The degree of polynomial having zeros –3 and 4 only is:
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The degree of polynomial having zeros –3 and 4, i.e., only two zeros, is 2 because it will be a quadratic polynomial.
i.e., p(x) = (x – (–3))(x – 4) ⇒ p(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4) ⇒ p(x) = x² – x – 12, which is a polynomial of degree 2.