Question 5 Page 31

Let x represent the number of $20 changes in the price.

From the given conditions, ( ) 800 20x + will be the profit per system sold and ( ) 60 x

will be the
number of systems sold.
Profit = profit per system sold number of systems sold
2
( ) (800 20 )(60 )
20 400 48 000
P x x x
x x
= +
= + +

Complete the square to identify the vertex.


Question 6 Page 31

Let x represent the number of additional 10-person groups to attend the banquet.
From the given conditions,
( ) 60 10x + will be the number of persons attending.
( ) 30 1.5x will be the price charged per person.
Revenue = number of persons attending price charged per person
2
( ) (60 10 )(30 1.5 )
15 210 1800
R x x x
x x
= +
= + +

Complete the square to identify the vertex.


Question 9 Page 32

Let x represent the length, in metres, of each fence section perpendicular to the house wall.
24 2x will be the length of fence remaining to use for the section parallel to the house wall.

The area function is,
2
( ) (24 2 )
2 24
A x x x
x x
=
= +
.
Complete the square to determine the vertex.
24 - 2x
x x
GARDEN
HOUSE WALL
2
2
2
( ) 2 24
2( 12 36 36)
2( 6) 72
A x x x
x x
x
= +
= +
= +

The vertex is (6, 72). The garden will have a maximum area because a is negative. The maximum will
occur for dimensions of 6 m by 12 m.



Question 11 Page 32

Let x represent the first number chosen.
10 x will be the second number.
The product of the numbers may be represented by the function
2
( ) (10 )
10
P x x x
x x
=
= +

Determine the vertex by completing the square to get the maximum product.


Question 14 Page 32

The length of the eavestrough is not important. The question is: what value of x will maximize the area of
the cross section of the eavestrough?
Let x represent the height of the eavestrough channel.
30 2x will be the width of tin left for the base of the eavestrough channel.

The area function is
2
( ) (30 2 )
2 30
A x x x
x x
=
= +

Complete the square to determine the vertex.

Question 15 Page 32

Determine the vertex of the quadratic to answer both parts a) and b).
Area of Cross
Section
30 - 2x
x
x
2
2 2
2
2 2
2 2
2
2
2
2
1
( )
2
2
2
2
2 2
2 2
h t gt vt
g v v v
t t
g g g
g v v v
t t
g g g
g v v
t
g g
= +
| |
= +
|
\ .
| |
= + +
|
\ .
| |
= +
|
\ .

The vertex is
2
,
2
v v
g g
| |
|
\ .
. This is a maximum because the value of a is negative.