document.write( "Question 83110: Suppose that the equation p(x) = 3x^2 + 426x -2200, where x represents the number of items sold, describes the profit function for a certain business. How many items should be sold to maximize the profit?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #59785 by Mona27(45) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First of all this is a quadratic function. All quadratic functions have a maximum or a minimum value depending on whether the coefficient of x^2 is positive or negative.
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