SOLUTION: The profit, p(t), a tie company makes is given by the equation p(t)=-16t squared+64t-48, where is the number of ties sold. For what values of t does the company make a profit? P

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Question 551458: The profit, p(t), a tie company makes is given by the equation
p(t)=-16t squared+64t-48, where is the number of ties sold. For what values of t does the company make a profit?
P.S- this question is advanced algebra/trigonometry
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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A (positive) profit is made when p(t) > 0. Hence we set

, for sake of simplicity I'll divide by -16 (remember to reverse the inequality sign)





At t = 1 or t = 3, p(t) = 0. Strangely, t = 2 is the only integer value that will return a positive amount of profit...