Use Factoring to Find the Zeros of the Quadratic Function $$F ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x - 12$$

question 214

Multiple Choice

Use factoring to find the zeros of the quadratic function. List the x-intercepts of the graph of the function.
- $$F ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x - 12$$

• A) \(x = 1 , x = 12\)
• B) \(x = - 3 , x = - 4\)
• C) \(x = - 3 , x = 4\)
• D) \(x = 3 , x = 4\)

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