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Slope is positive for all x, so always increasing

Step-by-step explanation:

Increasing/decreasing depends on the slope of the function, which is f'

f'(x) = 9x² + 18x + 25

If f'(x) > 0 for all x, then his claim is correct (increasing for all x)

If there's even 1 x-value for which f'(x) is not positive, his claim is incorrect

f'(x) is a quadratic function.

9x² + 18x + 25

9(x² + 2x) + 25

9(x² + 2(x)(1) + 1² - 1²) + 25

9(x + 1)² - 9 + 25

9(x + 1)² + 16

Since the minimum value of f' is 16, it's always positive.

Hence, the claim is correct

what are the options? ?

step-by-step explanation:

18

step-by-step explanation:

draw the shape and you will see that f and k are actually at adjacent vertices (points of the hexagon that are neighboring).   so find the distance between (1,2) and (4,2).   that is easy since (1,2) and (4,2) is just a vertical distance to count, which is 3.   it is a regular polygon which means all sides are congruent.   you have 6 sides (hexa) so multiply 6 by 3 to receive 18.