College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.5 - Page 162: 135

Answer

Age groups 58 and 33 are expected to satisfy the conditions on the exercise, which seems to be somewhat in agreement with the data on the graph.

Work Step by Step

To answer this exercise, we must find the solutions of $x$ when $N = 3$: $$3 = 0.013x^2 - 1.19x + 28.24$$ $$0 = 0.013x^2 - 1.19x + 28.24 - 3$$ $$0 = 0.013x^2 - 1.19x + 25.24 $$which is a quadratic equation that can now be solved by using the Quadratic Formula $x = \frac{-b\frac{+}{} \sqrt {b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$: $$x = \frac{-(-1.19)\frac{+}{} \sqrt {(-1.19)^2 - 4(0.013)(25.24)}}{2(0.013)}$$ $$x = \frac{1.19\frac{+}{} \sqrt {0.10362}}{0.026}$$ $$x \approx \frac{1.19\frac{+}{} 0.322}{0.026}$$ $$x \approx 58.15$$ $$and$$ $$x \approx 33.3846$$
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