SOLUTION: Over a 10 year period the balance of payments for a company was modeled by the function{{{b(x)=(1/4) x^3 -(13/4) x^2+13x-15}}} where x=0 corresponds to the year2000 and b(x) is the
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Question 722761: Over a 10 year period the balance of payments for a company was modeled by the function where x=0 corresponds to the year2000 and b(x) is the deficit or surplus in millions of dollars.
What yrs did the company break even from 2000to2010?
What was the balance in 2001 and 2007?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I had to edit your function because what you had did not make any sense in terms of the questions that were asked. Unless you are very familiar with Igor's formula rendering system, I recommend that you use plain text to write your math in the future. See Formatting Math as Text for a complete discussion about how to render mathematical expressions as plain text.
To answer your questions, calculate )
for 
. The values of 
that result in a function value of zero indicate the last digit of the breakeven years. )
gives you the balance in 2001 and )
gives you the number for 2007.
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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