Determine if a given string is a palindrome (reads the same forward and backward). Ignore case and consider only alphanumeric characters.

Examples:

Input: text = "racecar" Output: true Explanation: Reads the same forward and backward Input: text = "hello" Output: false Explanation: Does not read the same backward Input: text = "A man a plan a canal Panama" Output: true Explanation: Ignoring spaces and case, it is a palindrome
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