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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Abercrombie and Fitch stock had a price given as P = 0.2t2 − 5.6t + 50.2, where t is the time in months from 1999 to 2001. (t = 1 is January 1999). Use MS-Excel to find the two months in which the price of the stock was $31 or $30.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #775728 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Abercrombie and Fitch stock had a price given as \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " where \"t\" is the time in months from 1999 to 2001. (\"t+=+1\" is January 1999). \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use MS-Excel to find the two months in which the price of the stock was $\"31\" or $\"30\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2\" if $\"P=31\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"31=+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2-31=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+19.2=0\"...factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2%28t%5E2+-28t+%2B+96%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2%28t%5E2+-24t-4t+%2B+96%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2%28%28t%5E2+-24t%29-%284t+-+96%29%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2%28t%28t+-24%29-4%28t+-+24%29%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.2+%28t+-+24%29+%28t+-+4%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28t+-+24%29++=+0\"->\"t=24\"
\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%28t+-+4%29+=+0\"->\"t=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the two months in which the price of the stock was $\"31\", \"t+=+1\" is January 1999: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+4\" is April 1999
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+24\" is January 2001\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2\" if $\"P=30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"30=+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+50.2-30=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0.2t%5E2+-5.6t+%2B+20.2=0\"...use quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a\"......\"a=0.2\",\"b=-5.6\",\"c=20.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%28-%28-5.6%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-5.6%29%5E2-4%2A0.2%2A20.2%29%29%2F%282%2A0.2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%285.6%2B-sqrt%2831.36-16.16%29%29%2F0.4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%285.6%2B-sqrt%2815.2%29%29%2F0.4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%285.6%2B-3.9%29%2F0.4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%285.6%2B3.9%29%2F0.4\"=>\"+t=23.75\"-> not full month\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=%285.6-3.9%29%2F0.4\"=>\"+t=4.25\"-> not full month\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the two months in which the price of the stock was $\"30\": none\r
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