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 134: 54

Answer

$2012$.

Work Step by Step

Given $y=4.065x^2+370.1x+3450$, for $y=8605$, we have $8605=4.065x^2+370.1x+3450$ or $4.065x^2+370.1x-5155=0$ which can be solved using the quadratic formula (discard the negative answer) to get $x\approx12$ meaning year $2012$.
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