Tom started an entertainment company. The net value of the company (in thousands of dollars) ttt months after its creation is mo
deled by v(t)=4t^2-24t-28v(t)=4t 2 −24t−28v, left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis, equals, 4, t, squared, minus, 24, t, minus, 28 Tom wants to know when his company will be at its lowest net value. 1) Rewrite the function in a different form (factored or vertex) where the answer appears as a number in the equation. v(t)=v(t)=v, left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis, equals 2) How many months after its creation does the company reach its lowest net value? months
Given the expression for the net value of an entertainment company after t months modeled by the equation;
v(t)=4t²-24t-28
1) To write the expression in a factored form, we need to factorize the equation given;
v(t)=4t²-24t-28
divide through by 4
v(t)=t²-6t-7
v(t)= t²-7t+t-7
v(t)= t(t-7)+1(t-7)
v(t)= (t+1)(t-7)
Hence the function in a factored or vertex form is v(t)= (t+1)(t-7)
2) To know the number of months after the company creation that the company reaches its lowest value, we will substitute v(t) = 0 into the factored form of the expression as shown;
v(t)= (t+1)(t-7)
0 = (t+1)(t-7)
(t+1)(t-7) = 0
t+1 = 0 and t-7 = 0
t = -1 and t = 7
But t cannot be negative
Hence t = 7 months
This means that the company reaches its lowest net value after 7 months
