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Investigation 2: Whale-watching Tours

Step G

The maximum value occurs at the vertex of the parabola. Hence the maximum number of passengers needed will come from examining the x-coordinate of the vertex. This value of x, however, must be added to 30 to get the answer to the question. Why?