Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - 5.2 Evaluate and Graph Polynomial Functions - 5.2 Exercises - Problem Solving - Page 343: 56b

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We are given the function: $$M(t)=-11t^3+267t^2-592t+21600.$$ As $t$ represents the number of years after $1987$, we have that $0\leq t\leq 2003-1987=16$. We build a table of values for the function $M$: \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline t& M(t) \\ \hline 0 & 21,600\\ \hline 2 & 21,396\\ \hline 4 & 22,800\\ \hline 6 & 25,284\\ \hline 8 & 28,320\\ \hline 10 & 31,380\\ \hline 12 & 33,936\\ \hline 14 & 35,460\\ \hline 16& 35,424\\ \hline \end{array}\]