Solve the Problem $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 18 x + 68$

question 24

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Given $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 18 x + 68$ , find all values for $x$ for which $f ( x ) \geq 0$ .

• A) \(( - \infty , 9 - \sqrt { 13 } ] \cup [ 9 + \sqrt { 13 } , \infty )\)
• B) \(( - \infty , 9 - \sqrt { 13 } ) \cup ( 9 + \sqrt { 13 } , \infty )\)
• C) \([ 9 - \sqrt { 13 } , 9 + \sqrt { 13 } ]\)
• D) \(( - \infty , - \sqrt { 13 } ] \cup [ \sqrt { 13 } , \infty )\)

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