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document.write( "The profit of a small business (in thousands of dollars) since it was founded can be modeled by the polynomial f(t) = t^ 4+ 44t^3 - 612t^2 + 2592t, where t represents the number of years since 1980.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Factor f(t) completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. What was the company's profit in 1985?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. Find and interpret f(15).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. What can you say about the company's long-term prospects?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #558134 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=558134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28t%29+=+t%28t%5E3%2B+44t%5E2+-+612t+%2B+2592%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28t%29+=+t%28t%5E3%2B+44t%5E2+-+612t+%2B+2592%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) In 1985, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%285%29=5%28125%2B44%2825%29-612%285%29%2B2592%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%285%29=5%28125%2B44%2825%29-612%285%29%2B2592%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%2815%29=15%283375%2B44%28225%29-612%2815%29%2B2592%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%2815%29=15%283375%2B44%28225%29-612%2815%29%2B2592%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Business is good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) Profits are increasing year by year.<BR>\n" );
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