Ron started a construction company. The net value of the company (in thousands of dollars) ttt months after its creation is modeled by v(t)=2t^2-12t-14v(t)=2t
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−12t−14v, left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis, equals, 2, t, squared, minus, 12, t, minus, 14
If a company's net value is 000 dollars, the company is breaking even. Ron wants to know how many months it will take for his company to break even.
1) Rewrite the function in a different form (factored or vertex) where the answer appears as a number in the equation.
v(t)=v(t)=v, left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis, equals
2) How many months after its creation does the company break even?