Odd multiplicities have which of the following effects on the x-axis?

The graph cuts the x-axis at odd multiplicities.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

Then x-a has multiplicity n.

This determines whether, the x-intercept x=a cuts the x-axis or just touches it.

If n is even, the graph of p(x) just touches or becomes a tangent to the x-axis.

If n is odd , the graph cuts the x-axis.

dalila is incorrect. the whisker on the left is very long, going all the way out to 5. the whisker goes from 5 to 30, so it has a spread of 25. the rest of the box plot values are closer together, so 5 is an outlier