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Public High School Enrollment One model for the number of students enrolled is U.S. public high schools as a function of the since 1986 is
Here N is the enrollment in millions of students, t is the time in years since 1986, and the model is relevant from 1986 to 1996.
a. Use functional notation to express the number of students enrolled in U.S. public high schools in the year 1989, and then calculate that value.
b. Explain in practical terms what N
c. In what year was the enrollment the smallest?
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