Answer the Question About the Given Function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 18$

question 167

Multiple Choice

Answer the question about the given function.
-Given the function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 18$ , list the $x$ -intercepts, if any, of the graph of $f$ .

• A) \(( - 9,0 ) , ( 2,0 )\)
• B) \(( 9,0 ) , ( 2,0 )\)
• C) \(( 9,0 ) , ( - 2,0 )\)
• D) \(( - 9,0 ) , ( 1,0 )\)

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