Mathematics-calculus-minimizing cost

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A surfboard manufacturing company has determined that the cost function c(x), in hundreds of dollars, for producing x hundreds of boards is c(x) = .2x^2 -.84x + 3.625.

How many surfboards should the company make to minimize production costs?

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