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The total profit Upper P(x) (in thousands of dollars) from the sale of x hundred thousand...
The total profit Upper P(x) (in thousands of dollars) from the sale of x hundred thousand pillows is approximated by:
P(x) = -x^3 + 9x^2 + 165x - 200 , x ≥ 5
Find the number of hundred thousands of pillows that must be sold to maximize profit. Find the maximum profit.
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