The answer is the last choice.
When x approaches positive infinity, the value of f(x) will also approach positive infinity too.
Notice how we substitute x in the equation with any positive numbers and we will get high f(x) value as the sign of positive infinity approach when x approaches positive infinity.
None of those. ∠BAD = 180º - 90º - 55º = 35º, because ABC is a right triangle.
Here is our profit as a function of # of posters
p(x) =-10x² + 200x - 250
Here is our price per poster, as a function of the # of posters:
pr(x) = 20 - x
Since we want to find the optimum price and # of posters, let's plug our price function into our profit function, to find the optimum x, and then use that to find the optimum price:
p(x) = -10 (20-x)² + 200 (20 - x) - 250
p(x) = -10 (400 -40x + x²) + 4000 - 200x - 250
Take a look at our profit function. It is a normal trinomial square, with a negative sign on the squared term. This means the curve is a downward facing parabola, so our profit maximum will be the top of the curve.
By taking the derivative, we can find where p'(x) = 0 (where the slope of p(x) equals 0), to see where the top of profit function is.
p(x) = -4000 +400x -10x² + 4000 -200x -250
p'(x) = 400 - 20x -200
0 = 200 - 20x
20x = 200
x = 10
p'(x) = 0 at x=10. This is the peak of our profit function. To find the price per poster, plug x=10 into our price function:
price = 20 - x
price = 10
Now plug x=10 into our original profit function in order to find our maximum profit:
<span>p(x)= -10x^2 +200x -250
p(x) = -10 (10)</span>² +200 (10) - 250
<span>p(x) = -1000 + 2000 - 250
p(x) = 750
Correct answer is C)</span>
(a) y = 3(x^2 -4x) +17 = 3(x^2 -4x +4) +17 -3*4
y = 3(x -2)^2 +5
The turning point at (2, 5) is a minimum.
(b) y = -5(x^2 -8x) -70 = -5(x^2 -8x +16) -70 +80
y = -5(x -4)^2 +10
The turning point at (4, 10) is a maximum.