document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164997>Question 1164997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total profit P(x) for a company producing x thousand of pens is given by P(x)= -2x^2 + 26x + 44.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the values of x for which the company makes a profut when P(x)>0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x^2+26x+44=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-26x-44=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-13x-22=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=(1/2)(13+/- sqrt( 169+88); sqrt (257)=16.03<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1.52, 14.52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " between 0 and 14.52 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 < x < 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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