Use a Graphing Utility to Find or Approximate the X-Intercepts $$y = x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 8$$

question 150

Multiple Choice

Use a graphing utility to find or approximate the x-intercepts of the graph of the quadratic function.
- $$y = x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 8$$

• A) \(( - 2,0 ) , ( - 4,0 )\)
• B) \(( 2,0 ) , ( 4,0 )\)
• C) \(( 12,0 ) , ( - 4,0 )\)
• D) \(( \sqrt { 8 } , 0 ) ( - \sqrt { 8 } , 0 )\)

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