Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32184-874-8
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Chapter 11 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - 11.8 Problem Solving and Quadratic Functions - 11.8 Exercise Set - Page 755: 32

Answer

$f\left( x \right)=a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c,a>0$

Work Step by Step

In the provided bar graph between average numbers of annual visits per person to ages, it is observed that the data points fall from 0-15 to 16-24 and then rise from 16-24 to 66 and older. The graph appear to represent a quadratic function that opens upward. Thus, the quadratic function $f\left( x \right)=a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c,a>0$ can be used to model the data.
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