Answer:
A: 19
Step-by-step explanation:
For this, we can complete the square. We first look at the first 2 terms,
t^2 and -6t.
We know that [tex](t-3)^2[/tex] will include terms.
[tex](t-3)^2 = t^2 - 6t + 9[/tex]
But [tex](t-3)^2[/tex] will also add 9, so we can subtract 9. Putting this into the equation, we get:
[tex]m(t) = (t-3)^2 - 9 +28[/tex]
[tex]m(t) = (t-3)^2 +19[/tex]
Using the trivial inequality, which states that a square of a real number must be positive, we can say that in order to have the minimum number of members, we need to make (t-3) = 0. Luckily, 3 months is in our domain, which means that the minimum amount of members is 19.
