document.write( "Question 154519: What is the most in debt a company will be if debt represents negative profit, p(t), and p(t)=t^2-5t-50 with p(t) in units of $1000 and t=fiscal quarters
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y=x^2-5x-50
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\n" ); document.write( "25/4-50/4-200/4=-225/4=-56.25
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