SOLUTION: the profit [in thousand dallors of a company is given by p[x]=5000+1000x-5x2

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Question 1118928: the profit [in thousand dallors of a company is given by p[x]=5000+1000x-5x2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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What do you want from the profit function? Roots (zeros)? Maximum?

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-5x%5E2%2B1000x%2B5000
-5%28x%5E2-200x-1000%29
-5%28x%5E2-200x%2B10000-10000-1000%29
-5%28%28x-100%29%5E2-11000%29
-5%28x-100%29%5E2%2B55000
The maximum point is (100, 55000).