SOLUTION: Suppose that the equation p(x) = 3x^2 + 426x -2200, where x represents the number of items sold, describes the profit function for a certain business. How many items should be sol
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Question 83110: Suppose that the equation p(x) = 3x^2 + 426x -2200, where x represents the number of items sold, describes the profit function for a certain business. How many items should be sold to maximize the profit?
(I have a problem understanding word problems! Thanks for your help!) Answer by Mona27(45) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! First of all this is a quadratic function. All quadratic functions have a maximum or a minimum value depending on whether the coefficient of x^2 is positive or negative.
In your case, the coefficient is positive, meaning the function does NOT have a maximum value, but a minimum one.
Please check the question again to see if it was written correctly.
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