Question

IF P'(x)=50 - .10x and P(0) = -500, find P(200)

Answer 1

hmmm i wld inetgrate. Do u know how to do that?

Answer 2

P(x)=50x-.5x^2-500

Answer 3

haha i just gave away the answer

Answer 4

thanks you so much but how do I find P(200)?

Answer 5

lol hahahhahah ok let me teach u a lil bit abt the basics of functions

Answer 6

sounds good lets start

Answer 7

usually we r given f(x) = x^2
now let say we r asked to find f(2) we wld plug in 2 into our equation
f(2)=(2)^2
so what wld we do here?

Answer 8

so here i gaveu the equation and u r asked to find P(-200) so what wld u do?

Answer 9

plug in 200 into the equation and calculate it

Answer 10

we wld plug in -200 into our x and solve for our y

Answer 11

YES but its - 200 remember

Answer 12

why is it -200?

Answer 13

ohh no its 200 sorry abt that

Answer 14

my mistake

Answer 15

its all good, I cant seem to find the answer even with the equation
my options are 7500, 5500, 8500, 8000

Answer 16

waittt

Answer 17

what?

Answer 18

how do I give you a medal btw

Answer 19

ohhh i made a mistake with my equation lol
P(x)=50x-.05x^2-500
try it now

Answer 20

Hey thanks for the medal :D

Answer 21

thank you so much
its 8500!

Answer 22

i have a few more questions if you are still gonna be on

Answer 23

huh i got 7500

Answer 24

wait,really? what did I do wrong

Answer 25

lol idk i plugged it into the calculator and got 7500

Answer 26

well 10,000 - 1,500 is 8500 not 7500

Answer 27

how do I give you a medal haha I cant figure it out

Answer 28

I got it it was just a calculator error!! thank you so much

Answer 29

YAY and u gave me a medal btw

Answer 30

but the main part was integrating did u get how to do that?

Answer 31

what level of math r u in?

Answer 32

its something I really struggle with but I see hat you did
Im in business calculus

Answer 33

okk il give the answer away

Answer 34

YES thankyou so much, lifesaver