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20 September, 07:26

A company estimates its total profit (profit = total revenue minus total cost) as

P (x) = 2x5 - 3x4 - 5x2 - 2, where P is in thousands of dollars and x is the number of years elapsed since the company was founded. How many times can the total profit become exactly zero?

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  1. 20 September, 07:41
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    P (x) = 0

    10x - 12x - 10x - 2 = 0

    -12x - 2 = 0

    -12x = 2

    x = - 1/6
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