Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - 1.5 Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations - 1.5 Exercises - Page 133: 50

Answer

(a) $22.0\ million$ (b) $12.9\ million$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $y=0.0258x^2-1.30x+23.3$. let $x=1$, we have $y=0.0258(1)^2-1.30(1)+23.3\approx22.0\ million$ (b) let $x=10$, we have $y=0.0258(10)^2-1.30(10)+23.3\approx12.9\ million$
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