document.write( "Question 1038310: How would you discover the max amount of chips the company could make for $10,000?\r
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document.write( "Info: Computer chips are made from the element silicon, which is found in sand. Suppose a company that manufactures computer chips uses the formula C = 10n^2/3 + 1500 to estimate the cost C in dollars of producing n chips.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #652991 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! C=10,000=10n^2/3 +1500. \n" ); document.write( "Divide by 10 \n" ); document.write( "1000=n^(2/3)+150 \n" ); document.write( "n^(2/3)=850 \n" ); document.write( "raise everything to the 3/2 power. \n" ); document.write( "Square root of 850 cubed, or 850^1.5=24781.55, or 24,781 chips \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |