College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 3, Polynomial and Rational Functions - Section 3.1 - Quadratic Functions and Models - 3.1 Exercises - Page 289: 58

Answer

$850$ vines.

Work Step by Step

We can rewrite our quadratic function in the usual form by redistributing the factors: $A(n)=(700+n)(10-0.01n)$ $A(n)=700*10-700*0.01n+10n-0.01n^2$ $A(n)=7000-7n+10n-0.01n^2$ $A(n)=-0.01n^2+3n+7000$ In this function, $a=-0.01$, $b=3$, $c=7000$, where $n$ represents the number of additional vines. Production - $A(n)$ - is maximized when the number of additional vines is: $n=\frac{-b}{2a}=\frac{-3}{-0.02}=150$ Therefore, the number of vines per acre that should be planted is: $700+150=850$ vines.
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