SOLUTION: Company B claims that their annual profits follow a radical model, P(x) = 15sqrt(x − 1) + 3. Plug 3 in for x and solve. Show step by step work.

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Question 804231: Company B claims that their annual profits follow a radical model, P(x) = 15sqrt(x − 1) + 3. Plug 3 in for x and solve. Show step by step work.
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This is an arithmetic problem, not an algebra problem. If you are having trouble with the concept of "plug in 3 for x" then proceed thusly:

Write in pencil. Then erase every instance of and write in place of the you just erased. Then do the indicated arithmetic.

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