Discrete Mathematics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134689562
Author: Dossey, John A.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 1, Problem 8SE
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The number of ways to choose the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary.
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2. A microwave manufacturing firm has determined that their profit function is P(x)=-0.0014x+0.3x²+6x-355 , where is the number of microwaves sold annually. a. Graph the profit function using a calculator. b. Determine a reasonable viewing window for the function. c. Approximate all of the zeros of the function using the CALC menu of your calculator. d. What must be the range of microwaves sold in order for the firm to profit?
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