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document.write( "Luke Manufacturing estimates that its profit P(in hundreds of dollars) after producing x thousand units can be expressed as p(x)=-5x^2+50x+3. How many units must be produced to obtain a profit of $12,800? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #668654 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! p(x)=-5x^2+50x+3. \n" ); document.write( "128 = -5x^2+50x+3 \n" ); document.write( "5x^2 - 50x + 125 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 10x + 25 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x-5) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 5 \n" ); document.write( "5000 units must be produced to obtain a profit of $12,800 \n" ); document.write( " |