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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can anyone do this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mertsj):

That is a parabola. Find the y coordinate of its vertex. That will be the minimum.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

The x coordinate will give you the number of x boxes and the y coordinate divided by the x coordinate will the be cost per x box.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you in calculus?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes and idk what that means!!! i have 5 min i could really use the 2 answers if you dont mind :/

OpenStudy (mertsj):

How come you left it go until the last minute?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because I couldnt do it haha

OpenStudy (accessdenied):

pretty sure hes doing a quiz, he asked this earlier

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmmmm

OpenStudy (mertsj):

I got $22765900 and 4827.85 per box but I haven't had time to check my work. Anybody else do it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y%3D78400%2B550x%2B.01x%5E2 min{y = 78400+550 x+0.01 x^2} = -7484100 at x = -27500

OpenStudy (mertsj):

So $272.15 per box

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you should check your work @Mertsj

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Didn't have time. He only had 5 minutes and then I typed it in wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do I smell procrastination? @brant1mj

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:/ yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LOL

OpenStudy (anonymous):

something seem wrong ... the red number is chosen by a random number generator ... it seems to have picked an awful value

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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