document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90471>Question 90471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure the following problem out. Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A software company that sells a word processing program for personal computers. They have found that their montly profit in dollars, P, from selling x copies of the program is approximated by   P(x)= -0.6x^2+2160x-10800  Find the number of copies of the program that should be sold in order to maximize the profits? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the maximum value for P lies on the axis of symmetry of the function ... the equation is x=-b/2a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case, x=-2160/(2(-0.6)) ... x=1800 </SPAN>\n" );
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