Word problem?
An entrepreneur estimates that the total profit (profit = total revenue minus total cost) from his proposed company will be given by the function P(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 3x – 12, where P is in hundreds of dollars and x is the number of years elapsed after the company starts operations. In how many years (x) will the company break even (no profit, no loss)?

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Word problem?
An entrepreneur estimates that the total profit (profit = total revenue minus total cost) from his proposed company will be given by the function P(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 3x – 12, where P is in hundreds of dollars and x is the number of years elapsed after the company starts operations. In how many years (x) will the company break even (no profit, no loss)?

irishboy123 · Answer

$$Note \ that: \  x^3 – 4x^2 + 3x – 12 = x^2(x-4) + 3 (x - 4)$$

alekos · Answer

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