The ticket office at Orchestra Center estimates that if it charges x dollars for box seats for a concert, it will sell 50 - x box seats. The function S = 50x - x2 gives the estimated income from the sale of box seats. Graph the function, and use the graph to find the price for box seats that will give the greatest income....?

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helder_edwin · Answer

you have the equation
$$ \Large  S=50x-x^2 $$
do you recognize it?

anonymous · Answer

no

helder_edwin · Answer

you have two variables one of which is squared.
what's the name of that?

anonymous · Answer

its 25$ per box?

anonymous · Answer

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y=5x-x^2
find y-intercept by putting y = 0

anonymous · Answer

but it would be lower because it is 25$ per box ticket

helder_edwin · Answer

you are right!
but how did you get it?

anonymous · Answer

well i had already figured it out but i was confused looking at the graphs

anonymous · Answer

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