PROBLEM SOLVING

INVOLVING
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

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 Problem Solving
1. The sum of the two numbers is 32. Find the two numbers and
their product if their product is to be a maximum.
Representation Let x be one of the number
of the given 32 – x be the other number
The product of the two numbers
y = x(32 – x)

Analyzation of a = -1, b = 32 and c = 0

the resulting
The negative value of a indicates that the
equation
graph opens downward. Therefore, the
vertex is the maximum point.

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 1. The sum of the two numbers is 32. Find the two numbers and
their product if their product is to be a maximum.
Find the Formula for the vertex (h, k)
maximum point
or the vertex (h,
k)

Vertex: (16, 256)

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 1. The sum of the two numbers is 32. Find the two numbers and
their product if their product is to be a maximum.

Vertex: (16, 256)

h or the abscissa of the vertex k or the ordinate of the
corresponds to the number x vertex corresponds to the
maximum product

x is one of the number x = 16

32 – x is the other number 32 – x = 16

The two numbers are 16 and 16 and the maximum product is 256.

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 Problem Solving
2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.
Let x be one of the number
Representation
of the given x + 12 be the other number

The sum of twice one number and the square of

the other number:

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.
Analyzation of the
resulting equation a = 1, b = 26 and c = 144
The positive value of a indicates that the
graph opens upward. Therefore, the vertex
is the minimum point.

Formula for the vertex (h, k)

Find the minimum
point or the vertex
(h, k)

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.
a = 1, b = 26 and c = 144
Find the minimum point or the vertex (h, k)

Vertex: (-13, -25)

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.
Vertex: (-13, -25)
h or the abscissa of the vertex k or the ordinate of the vertex
corresponds to the number x corresponds to y or the sum of
twice one number and the
square of the other

If x = -13
x + 12 = -1 is the other number

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.

Checking If x = -13
x + 12 = -1 is the other number
y = -25
The “difference between two numbers” refers to the distance between the two
numbers. Distance is the absolute value of the difference of the two numbers.
?
|x – (x + 12)| = 12
?
|-13 – (-1)| = 12
?
|-12| = 12
12 = 12
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 Problem Solving
Cont. 2. The difference between two numbers is 12. Find the two numbers
if the sum of twice one number and the square of the other is a
minimum.
Checking: Substitute the values to the If x = -13
equation that represents the problem y = -25

The two numbers are -13 and -1.

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 Problem Solving
3.
The promoter of a theatrical play realizes that if the price per ticket is set at ₱800,
only 40 will watch the show. He also estimates that for every ₱50 decrease in the
ticket price, the number of people watching the play will increase by 10. What
should be the price per ticket so that the revenue (number of ticket sold × price
per ticket) is a maximum? What is the maximum revenue?

Representation Let x be the number of ₱50 decrease in the ticket price

of the given The price of ticket: 800 – 50x
The number of ticket sold: 40 – 10x
Revenue: y = (800 – 50x)(40 – 10x)

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 3.
The promoter of a theatrical play realizes that if the price per ticket is set at ₱800,
only 40 will watch the show. He also estimates that for every ₱50 decrease in the
ticket price, the number of people watching the play will increase by 10. What
should be the price per ticket so that the revenue (number of ticket sold × price
per ticket) is a maximum? What is the maximum revenue?

Analyzation of the
resulting equation a = -500, b = 6000 and c = 32 000

The negative value of a indicates that the

graph opens downward. Therefore, the
vertex is the maximum point.

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 Problem Solving
Cont. 3.
The promoter of a theatrical play realizes that if the price per ticket is set at ₱800,
only 40 will watch the show. He also estimates that for every ₱50 decrease in the
ticket price, the number of people watching the play will increase by 10. What
should be the price per ticket so that the revenue (number of ticket sold × price
per ticket) is a maximum? What is the maximum revenue?

Formula for the vertex (h, k)

Find the maximum
point or the vertex
(h, k)

= 50 000
Vertex: (6, 50 000)
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 Problem Solving
Cont. 3.
The promoter of a theatrical play realizes that if the price per ticket is set at ₱800,
only 40 will watch the show. He also estimates that for every ₱50 decrease in the
ticket price, the number of people watching the play will increase by 10. What
should be the price per ticket so that the revenue (number of ticket sold × price
per ticket) is a maximum? What is the maximum revenue?

Vertex: (6, 50 000)

h or the abscissa of the vertex k or the ordinate of the vertex
corresponds to the number of ₱50 corresponds to y or the maximum
decrease in the ticket price revenue

The maximum revenue is ₱50 000. This amount can be reached if the ticket price is 800
– 50(6) = 800 – 300 = ₱500.

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