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Solving cubic equation

x^3 x^2 x constant y

coeff. 1 -2 6 -3 = -5E-06

result 0.579506
Determination of product price based on Break Even Point 700

Variable cost/unit $ 1.5 600

Fixed cost $ 90
Price/unit $ 3.00 500

400
BEP unit 60.0
Break Even Point $ 180 Break Even Point

$
300

Find the price such that BEP will be $200 200

100

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 14

Unit sales

Fixed Cost Total Cost R

Unit Fixed Cost Variable C

0 90 0
5 90 7.5
10 90 15
15 90 22.5
20 90 30
25 90 37.5
30 90 45
35 90 52.5
40 90 60
45 90 67.5
50 90 75
55 90 82.5
60 90 90
65 90 97.5
70 90 105
75 90 112.5
80 90 120
85 90 127.5
90 90 135
95 90 142.5
100 90 150
105 90 157.5
110 90 165
115 90 172.5
120 90 180
125 90 187.5
130 90 195
135 90 202.5
140 90 210
145 90 217.5
150 90 225
155 90 232.5
160 90 240
165 90 247.5
170 90 255
175 90 262.5
180 90 270
185 90 277.5
190 90 285
195 90 292.5
200 90 300
205 90 307.5
210 90 315
215 90 322.5
220 90 330
225 90 337.5
230 90 345
Even Point

40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Unit sales

Cost Total Cost Revenue

Total Cost Revenue Profit

90 0 -90.0
97.5 15 -82.5
105 30 -75.0
112.5 45 -67.5
120 60 -60.0
127.5 75 -52.5
135 90 -45.0
142.5 105 -37.5
150 120 -30.0
157.5 135 -22.5
165 150 -15.0
172.5 165 -7.5
180 180 0.0
187.5 195 7.5
195 210 15.0
202.5 225 22.5
210 240 30.0
217.5 255 37.5
225 270 45.0
232.5 285 52.5
240 300 60.0
247.5 315 67.5
255 330 75.0
262.5 345 82.5
270 360 90.0
277.5 375 97.5
285 390 105.0
292.5 405 112.5
300 420 120.0
307.5 435 127.5
315 450 135.0
322.5 465 142.5
330 480 150.0
337.5 495 157.5
345 510 165.0
352.5 525 172.5
360 540 180.0
367.5 555 187.5
375 570 195.0
382.5 585 202.5
390 600 210.0
397.5 615 217.5
405 630 225.0
412.5 645 232.5
420 660 240.0
427.5 675 247.5
435 690 255.0
Find root of f(x)=x+a*cos(x)
x f(x)
a 2 result -5 -4.432676
guess x 0 -4.75 -4.674796
f(x) 2 -4.5 -4.921592
-4.25 -5.142175
-4 -5.307287
-3.75 -5.391119
-3.5 -5.372913
-3.25 -5.238259
-3 -4.979985
-2.75 -4.598605
-2.5 -4.102287
-2.25 -3.506347
8 -2 -2.832294
-1.75 -2.106492
6 -1.5 -1.358526
-1.25 -0.619355
4 -1 0.080605
-0.75 0.713378
f(x)=x+2Cos(x)

2 -0.5 1.255165
-0.25 1.687825
0 0 2
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 0.25 2.187825
-2 0.5 2.255165
0.75 2.213378
-4 1 2.080605
1.25 1.880645
-6 1.5 1.641474
x 1.75 1.393508
2 1.167706
2.25 0.993653
2.5 0.897713
2.75 0.901395
3 1.020015
3.25 1.261741
3.5 1.627087
3.75 2.108881
4 2.692713
4.25 3.357825
4.5 4.078408
4.75 4.825204
5 5.567324
Finding Eigen Value of a square matrix
initial eigen
value
matrix A=N'.N matrix I lambda 0.92
6 9 5 1 0 0 det(A-lambda*I) 0.00
9 17 9 0 1 0
5 9 6 0 0 1

matrix A-lambda*I
5 9 5
9 16 9
5 9 5

Input
matrix N
2 2 1
1 3 1
1 2 2

matrix N'
2 1 1 To determine eigen value
2 3 2 Goal Seek
1 1 2 set Det (A-lambda*I) = 0
by changing lambda
Correct answer: lambda = 0.9233, 1 and 27.0767

matrix A=N'.N
6 9 5
9 17 9
5 9 6
nitial eigen
alue

and 27.0767
Solve this inequality equation: 1 1 1
− ≥
2x 2 x 2
f(x)=1/(2x^2)-1/x
lower bound x = -5.000 0.22
upperbound x = 0.500 0

x f(x)
-10 0.105
-9.75 0.107824
14
-9.5 0.110803
-9.25 0.113952
-9 0.117284 12
-8.75 0.120816
-8.5 0.124567
-8.25 0.128558 10
-8 0.132813
-7.75 0.137357 8
-7.5 0.142222
-7.25 0.147444
-7 0.153061 6
-6.75 0.159122
-6.5 0.16568
4
-6.25 0.1728
-6 0.180556
-5.75 0.189036 2
-5.5 0.198347
0.5
-5.25 0.208617
-5 0.22 0
-4.75 0.232687 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10
-4.5 0.246914 -2
-4.25 0.262976
-4 0.28125
-3.75 0.302222
-3.5 0.326531
-3.25 0.35503
-3 0.388889
-2.75 0.429752
-2.5 0.48
-2.25 0.54321
-2 0.625
-1.75 0.734694
-1.5 0.888889
-1.25 1.12
 -1 1.5
-0.75 2.222222
-0.5 4
-0.25 12
0
0.25 4
0.5 0
0.75 -0.444444
1 -0.5
1.25 -0.48
1.5 -0.444444
1.75 -0.408163
2 -0.375
2.25 -0.345679
2.5 -0.32
2.75 -0.297521
3 -0.277778
3.25 -0.260355
3.5 -0.244898
3.75 -0.231111
4 -0.21875
4.25 -0.207612
4.5 -0.197531
4.75 -0.188366
5 -0.18
5.25 -0.172336
5.5 -0.165289
5.75 -0.15879
6 -0.152778
6.25 -0.1472
6.5 -0.142012
6.75 -0.137174
7 -0.132653
7.25 -0.128419
7.5 -0.124444
7.75 -0.120708
8 -0.117188
8.25 -0.113866
8.5 -0.110727
8.75 -0.107755
9 -0.104938
9.25 -0.102264
9.5 -0.099723
9.75 -0.097304
10 -0.095
5 10 15