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Instructions: For the following real-world problem, solve using any method. Use what you’ve learned to determine which method would be best. Put your answer in the context of the problem and determine the appropriate final answer.A business uses the following quadratic to model their profits where x𝑥 is number of products sold, in thousands: −x2+14x+94=0−𝑥2+14𝑥+94=0. Once they get to a certain number of products created, they no longer make a profit because of how taxing it is on their factories. Solve the quadratic to find the number of products that will cause them to no longer make a profit.What are the two solutions in exact form? x=𝑥= +√+ or −√− .What are the rounded values (to two decimal places)? or .Which of these answers makes sense in context to be the value of the number of products? x=𝑥=

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Instructions: For the following real-world problem, solve using any method. Use what you’ve learned to determine which method would be best. Put your answer in the context of the problem and determine the appropriate final answer.A business uses the following quadratic to model their profits where x𝑥 is number of products sold, in thousands: −x2+14x+94=0−𝑥2+14𝑥+94=0. Once they get to a certain number of products created, they no longer make a profit because of how taxing it is on their factories. Solve the quadratic to find the number of products that will cause them to no longer make a profit.What are the two solutions in exact form? x=𝑥= +√+ or −√− .What are the rounded values (to two decimal places)? or .Which of these answers makes sense in context to be the value of the number of products? x=𝑥=

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The given quadratic equation is -x^2 + 14x + 94 = 0.

To solve this quadratic equation, we can use the quadratic formula, which is x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / (2a).

In this equation, a = -1, b = 14, and c = 94.

First, calculate the value under the square root (the discriminant): b^2 - 4ac = (14)^2 - 4*(-1)*94 = 196 + 376 = 572.

Then, substitute these values into the quadratic formula:

x = [-14 ± sqrt(572)] / (2*-1) x = [-14 ± sqrt(572)] / -2 x = [14 ± sqrt(572)] / 2

So, the exact solutions are x = 7 ± sqrt(143).

To find the approximate solutions, calculate the square root of 143, which is approximately 11.96.

So, the approximate solutions are x = 7 + 11.96 = 18.96 and x = 7 - 11.96 = -4.96.

However, since the number of products sold cannot be negative, the only solution that makes sense in this context is x = 18.96. This means that the business will no longer make a profit after selling approximately 19,000 products.

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