Evaluate the Polynomial Function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 9 x + 7$

question 63

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the polynomial function.
-If $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 9 x + 7$ , find $f ( a + h )$ .

• A) \(a ^ { 2 } + a h + h ^ { 2 } - 9 a - 9 h - 9\)
• B) \(a ^ { 2 } + 2 a h + h ^ { 2 } - 9 a - 9 h + 7\)
• C) \(a ^ { 2 } + h ^ { 2 } - 9 a - 9 h + 7\)
• D) \(a ^ { 2 } + h ^ { 2 } - 9 a - 9 h + 14\)

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