document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041464>Question 1041464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The International Silver Strings Submarine Band holds a bake sale each year to fund their trip to the National Sasquatch Convention. It has been determined that the cost in dollars of baking x cookies is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " and that the demand function for their cookies is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How many cookies should they bake in order to maximize their profit?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you can just help me understand how I can make this into a 2nd degree polynomial, I can figure it out from there. I'm just having issues getting from point A to point B. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656623 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=656623\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The profit function, F{x), is equal to,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can either use the derivative or put it in vertex form to get the maximum.\r<BR>\n" );
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