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ATV Deaths The number of ATV-related deaths for people of all ages from 1999 to 2009 can be modeled by the function
where x is the number of years after 1990.
a. Graph the function for
b. According to the model, how many deaths were there in 2003?
c. According to the model, how many deaths were there in 2009?
d. Use the model to predict when, after 2000, the number of deaths would be 200.
(Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
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