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Function Minimum at Two Points

2300ExpertCalculusPolynomialsOptimization

AIME II

There are exactly three positive real numbers $k$ such that the function $$ f(x) = \frac{(x - 18)(x - 72)(x - 98)(x - k)}{x} $$ defined over the positive real numbers $x$ achieves its minimum value at exactly two positive real numbers $x$. Find the sum of these three values of $k$.
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