Employees Each Year $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 108$$

question 77

Multiple Choice

employees each year.
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use factoring to find the zeros of the quadratic function. List the x-intercepts of the graph of the function.
- $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 108$$

• A) \(x = 12 , x = - 9\)
• B) \(x = 12 , x = 9\)
• C) \(x = - 12 , x = 9\)
• D) \(x = - 12 , x = 1\)

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