employees each year.
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use factoring to find the zeros of the quadratic function. List the x-intercepts of the graph of the function.
-$$F ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x - 12$$
A) $x = 1 , x = 12$
B) $x = - 3 , x = - 4$
C) $x = - 3 , x = 4$
D) $x = 3 , x = 4$

Question

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To find the zeros of the function $F(x) = x^2 - x - 12$, we factor the quadratic equation. Factoring $x^2 - x - 12$ gives $(x - 4)(x + 3) = 0$. Setting each factor equal to zero gives the solutions $x = 4$ and $x = -3$, which are the x-intercepts of the graph.

Employees Each Year F(x)=x2−x−12F ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x - 12F(x)=x2−x−12

Employees Each Year $F ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x - 12$