document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=917382>Question 917382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the cost in millions of dollars for a company to manufacture x thousand automobiles is given by the function C(x)=5x^2-20x+36. find the number of automobiles that must be produced to minimize the cost. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #556635 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=556635\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> C(x)=5x^2-20x+36. find the number of automobiles that must be produced to minimize the cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%28x%29=5x%5E2-20x%2B36+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%28x%29=5x%5E2-20x%2B36+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...this is a parabola opening upward, completing the square to find the <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%28x%29=5x%5E2-20x%2B36+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%28x%29=5x%5E2-20x%2B36+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .........write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Vertex(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)  => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > automobiles\r<BR>\n" );
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