Question

The function f(x) = −x2 + 48x − 432 models the profit, in dollars, a game developer makes for selling a new game, where x is the number of games sold and f(x) is the amount of profit.

Part A: Determine the vertex. What does this calculation mean in the context of the problem? (5 points)
Part B: Determine the x-intercepts. What do these values mean in the context of the problem? (5 points)
FAN AND MEDAL X2

Answer 1

@Mehek14

Answer 2

to find the vertex, use
\(\dfrac{-b}{2a}\)
the vertex is (24,144)
since your equation starts with -x^2, it opens downwards and the vertex is the maximum

Answer 3

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Answer 4

so thats A right? @Mehek14

Answer 5

sorry? Do you know B?

Answer 6

ok,what do they mean?

Answer 7

What do these values mean in the context of the problem? so thats the answer to that question?

Answer 8

there are 2 solutions?

Answer 9

@Mehek14

Answer 10

are you done natrium? haha

Answer 11

can you do b?

Answer 12

Thanks sm !!! @Natriumhydrid fan and medal