The table below shows the number, in thousands, of vehicles parked in the central business district of a certain city on a typical Friday as a function of the hour of the day. Hour of the day Vehicles parked (thousands) 9 A.M. 6.1 11 A.M. 7.4 1 P.M. 7.5 3 P.M. 6.5 5 P.M. 3.8 (a) Use regression to find a quadratic model for the data. (Let V be the number of vehicles and t be the time in hours since midnight.

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The table below shows the number, in thousands, of vehicles parked in the central business district of a certain city on a typical Friday as a function of the hour of the day.

Hour of the day Vehicles parked
(thousands)
9 A.M. 6.1
11 A.M. 7.4
1 P.M. 7.5
3 P.M. 6.5
5 P.M. 3.8
(a) Use regression to find a quadratic model for the data. (Let V be the number of vehicles and t be the time in hours since midnight. Round the regression parameters to three decimal places.)
V = 
 
 
 
 


(b) Express using functional notation the number of vehicles parked on a typical Friday at 4 P.M., and then estimate that value. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
V
 
 =
 
 =
 thousand
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