document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=516410>Question 516410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a baker has modeled the monthly operating costs for making wedding cakes by the function y=0.5x^2-12+150 where y is the total cost in dollars and x is the number of cakes prepared. what is the vertex and axis of symmetry? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex occurs when x = -b/(2a) = 12/(2*0.5) = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(12) = (1/2)(144) -12*12 +150 = -72+150 = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex at (12,78)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Axis of symmetry: x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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