John is selling candy bars the equation is p=c^2+2c-5 determines the profit, p, where c is the number of candy bars sold what is the minimum number of candy bars he needs to sell to make profit

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Step-by-step explanation:

Find the value of c where p = 0.

0 = c² + 2c − 5

6 = c² + 2c + 1

6 = (c + 1)²

±√6 = c + 1

c = -1 ± √6

c must be positive, so c = -1 + √6 ≈ 1.45.  So John must sell at least 2 candy bars to make a profit.

We can also show this using trial and error.

If c = 0, then p = -5

If c = 1, then p = -2

If c = 2, then p = 3

area of part 1:

a1=base*height/2=(8+2)*(8-2-2-1)/2=10*3/2=15 ft^2

area of part 2:

a2=length*width=(8+2)*1=10 ft2

area of part 3:

a3=length*width=8*2=16 ft2

total shaded area : a1+a2+a3=41 ft2

total area of the reactangle : a=16*8=128 ft2

total area of the nonshaded region : 128-41=87 ft2