Find the Indicated Product by Applying the Distributive Property and Combining

Find the indicated product by applying the distributive property and combining similar terms. $\left( x ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 2 \right) \left( x ^ { 2 } + 9 x - 8 \right)$

A) $x ^ { 4 } - 4 x ^ { 3 } - 53 x ^ { 2 } + 22 x + 16$
B) $x ^ { 4 } + 4 x ^ { 3 } - 55 x ^ { 2 } + 22 x + 16$
C) $x ^ { 4 } + 4 x ^ { 3 } - 10 x ^ { 2 } + 18 x + 8$
D) $x ^ { 4 } + 4 x ^ { 3 } - 55 x ^ { 2 } + 40 x + 16$
E) none of these

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