Answer
Trendline: $y=-1157.9x+2337000$
2006 estimate: 14253 patents
2015 estimate: 3832 patents
Work Step by Step
The trend line and graph were created in Microsoft Excel.
Year 2006:
$y=-1157.9x+2337000$
$y=-1157.9*2006+2337000$
$y=-2322747.4+2337000$
$y=14252.6$
Year 2015:
$y=-1157.9x+2337000$
$y=-1157.9*2015+2337000$
$y=-2333168.5+2337000$
$y= 3831.5$
