The yearly profit of a company in thousands of dollars can be modeled by P (t) = t4 - 5t2 + 4, where t is the number of years since 2000. Factor to find the years in which the profit was 0.

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Aisha Schmitt

24 August, 00:38

The yearly profit of a company in thousands of dollars can be modeled by P (t) = t4 - 5t2 + 4, where t is the number of years since 2000. Factor to find the years in which the profit was 0.

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Caden Green · Answer 1

(t^2-1) (t^2-4)

so t = (-1, 1, - 2, 2)

Time moves in one direction to our knowledge so disregard negative values.

depending on context, 1st and 2nd yr