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Math: Quadratic Relationship
Word Problem:
The first vertex form word problem that I'm going to show you is a profit word problem.
Question:The following equation represents the profits at a local movie theatre P=-20(t-7)²+1220 where P represents the profit the movie theatre will make and t represents the ticket price.
a) What is the vertex? Explain what the vertex means in relation to this question.
b)At what ticket price(s) will the movie theatre make a profit of zero dollars?
Try these questions before you watch the video I made on how to solve these!
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