SOLUTION: The cost in millions of dollars for a company to manufacture x thousand automobiles is given by the function C(x) =4x^2-16x+32. Find the number of automobiles that must be produced

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Question 115169: The cost in millions of dollars for a company to manufacture x thousand automobiles is given by the function C(x) =4x^2-16x+32. Find the number of automobiles that must be produced to minimize the cost.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the minimum for this function (a parabola) lies on the axis of symmetry (at the vertex)

the equation for the axis of symmetry is x=-b/2a

x=-(-16)/(2*4)