Classroom Assignment Name Date Solve the problem. 1) 1) A projectile is thrown upward so that its distance above the ground after t seconds is h=-1212 + 360t. After how many seconds does it reach its maximum height? 2) The number of mosquitoes M(x), in millions, in a certain area depends on the June rainfall 2) x, in inches: M(x) = 4x-x2. What rainfall produces the maximum number of mosquitoes? 3) The cost in millions of dollars for a company to manufacture x thousand automobiles is 3) given by the function C(x)=3x2-24x + 144. Find the number of automobiles that must be produced to minimize the cost. 4) The profit that the vendor makes per day by selling x pretzels is given by the function P(x) = -0.004x² +2.4x - 350. Find the number of pretzels that must be sold to maximize profit.

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