document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973848>Question 973848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the equation v = 20.8x(square root) - 458.3x + 3,500 represents the value of a car from 1964 to 2002. What year did the car have the least value? (x= 0 in 1964)\r<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 #595891 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=595891\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think this is 20.8x^2-458.3x+3500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x-value for the vertex, minimum, is -b/2a, or  +458.3/41.6 and that is at 11.01 or 11.  That would be 1973.  It is $975.49\r<BR>\n" );
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