Solve the problem.The owner of a video store has determined that the cost C, in dollars, of operating the store is approximately given by C(x) = 2x2 - 26x + 620,where x is the number of videos rented daily. Find the lowest cost to the nearest dollar.

The cost function give in the question is C(x)=2x2-26x+620

Answered: The owner of a video store has…

Elementary Algebra

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Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

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Chapter10: Quadratic Equations

Section10.5: Graphing Quadratic Equations

Problem 209E: In the previous set of exercises, you worked with the quadratic equation R=x2+40x that modeled the...

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The owner of a video store has determined that the cost C, in dollars, of operating the store is approximately given by C(x) = 2x² - 26x + 620, where x is the number of videos rented daily. Find the lowest cost to the nearest dollar.