SOLUTION: annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x)= sqrt x-5+3000, where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x.5. will this profit function have a maximum

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Question 598641: annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x)= sqrt x-5+3000, where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x.5. will this profit function have a maximum, if so what is it?

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annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x)= sqrt x-5+3000, where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x.5. will this profit function have a maximum, if so what is it?
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P(x) = sqrt(x-5)+3000
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sqrt(x) has no maximum.
So sqrt(x-5) has no maximum
And raising all the points 3000 still provides jo maximum.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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