SOLUTION: An outdoor gear company models the profit on its newest backpack using the function P(x), where x is the number of backpacks, in thousands, that the company produces and P(x) is th

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Question 1156703: An outdoor gear company models the profit on its newest backpack using the function P(x), where x is the number of backpacks, in thousands, that the company produces and P(x) is the profit, in tens of thousands of dollars. a) What is the break even point for the backpacks?
Answer by ikleyn(52802)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The break even is the value of x, which makes the profit equal to zero.


In other words, the break even point is the value of x, which is the ROOT of the EQUATION


    P(x) = 0.


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