Answer the Question About the Given Function $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 99$$

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Multiple Choice

Answer the question about the given function.
-Given the functi $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 99$$ , list the x-intercepts, if any, of the graph of f.

• A) (-11, 0), (1, 0)
• B) (-11, 0), (9, 0)
• C) (11, 0), (-9, 0)
• D) (11, 0), (9, 0)

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