Find All the Rational Zeros of the Function $f ( x ) = - 2 x ^ { 5 } - 11 x ^ { 4 } - 19 x ^ { 3 } - 17 x ^ { 2 } - 17 x - 6$

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Multiple Choice

Find all the rational zeros of the function $f ( x ) = - 2 x ^ { 5 } - 11 x ^ { 4 } - 19 x ^ { 3 } - 17 x ^ { 2 } - 17 x - 6$ .

• A) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - 3 , - 1\)
• B) \(x = - \frac { 2 } { 3 } , 1 , - 2\)
• C) \(x = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } , - 2\)
• D) \(x = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 }\)
• E) \(\quad x = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - 3 , - 2\)

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