Problema Solution

The revenue for a small company is given by the quadratic function r(t)=8t^2+8t+450 where t is the number of years since 2010 and r(t) is in thousands of dollars. If this trend continues, find the year after 2010 in which the company's revenue will be $546 thousand. Round to the nearest whole year.

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we need to find t , t>0 such that r(t) = $546


since r(t)=8t^2+8t+450 we have


8t^2+8t+450 = 546


by solving we find


t = 3 years


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3 years after 2010 is 2013.


In the year of 2013 the company's revenue will be $546 thousand.