document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527426>Question 527426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please show me how to solve this problem step by step? Aki's Bicycle Designs has determined that when x hundred bicycles are built the average cost per bicycle is given by C(x)=0.2x^2-0.9x+5,796, where C(x) is in hundreds of dollars. how many bicycles should the shop build to minimize the average cost per bicycle?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348926 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348926\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the function is an upward opening parabola\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the minimum is at the vertex, on the axis of symmetry\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general equation for the axis of symmetry for ax^2+bx+c is ___ x = -b / (2a)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case ___ x = -(-0.9) / (2 * .2) </SPAN>\n" );
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