Use the quadratic equation to determine the last day that tickets will be sold. (Note: Write your answer in terms of the number of days after ticket sales begin.)
tickets=-0.2x^2+12x+11
Suppose you are an event coordinator for a large performance theater. One of the hottest new Broadway musicals has started to tour, and your city is the first stop on the tour. You need to supply information about projected ticket sales to the box office manager. The box office manager uses this information to anticipate staffing needs until the tickets sell out. You provide the manager with a quadratic equation that models the expected number of ticket sales for each day x. ( is the day tickets go on sale).
. Use the quadratic equation to determine the last day that tickets will be sold. (Note: Write your answer in terms of the number of days after ticket sales begin.)
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Use the quadratic equation to determine the last day that tickets will be sold. (Note: Write your answer in terms of the number of days after ticket sales begin.)
tickets=-0.2x^2+12x+11
tickets=-0.2x^2+12x+11
The number of tickets sold each day for an upcoming performance of Handel's Messiah is given by N(x)=-0.4x^2+9.6x+10, where x is the number of days since the concert was first announced. When will daily ticket sales peak and how many tickets will be sold that day?