Find the maximum profit that a company can make, if the profit function is given by P(x)=72+42x-x^2, where x is the number of units and P is the profit in rupees.

This question is similar to Ex-6.5, 6 Chapter 6 Class 12

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The profit function is given by P(x) = 72+42š‘„āˆ’š‘„^2 Finding Pā€™(š’™) Pā€™(x) = 42 ā€“ 2x Putting Pā€™ (x) = 0 42 ā€“ 2x = 0 42 = 2x x = 42/2 x = 21 Finding Pā€™ā€™(x) Since Pā€™(x) = 42 ā€“ 2x āˆ“ Pā€(x) = āˆ’2 Since Pā€ (x) < 0 š‘„=21 is the maxima Since pā€™(x) = 42 ā€“ 2x āˆ“ pā€(x) = āˆ’2 Maximum profit = P(21) =šŸ•šŸ+šŸ’šŸš’™āˆ’š’™^2 =šŸ•šŸ+šŸ’šŸ (šŸšŸ)āˆ’(šŸšŸ)^šŸ =72+882 āˆ’441 =72+441 =šŸ“šŸšŸ‘ Hence, Maximum profit is Rs 513

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