Find the Quadratic Function $f$ Whose Graph Intersects The $x$ -Axis At $( 1,0 )$

question 79

Multiple Choice

Find the quadratic function $f$ whose graph intersects the $x$ -axis at $( 1,0 )$ and $( 4,0 )$ and the $y$ -axis at $( 0,4 )$ .

• A) \(f ( x ) = - x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 4\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 4\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 4\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = - x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 4\)
• E) \(f ( x ) = - x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 4\)

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