Answer the Question About the Given Function $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 5 } { x - 3 }$

question 292

Multiple Choice

Answer the question about the given function.
-Given the function $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 5 } { x - 3 }$ , list the $x$ -intercepts, if any, of the graph of $f$ .

• A) \(( 3,0 )\)
• B) \(( 5,0 ) , ( - 5,0 )\)
• C) \(( - \sqrt { 5 } , 0 )\)
• D) none

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