College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences, Kent State University
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 18E
Use unrounded models for graphing and calculations unless otherwise stated. Report models with coefficients to three decimal places unless otherwise instructed.
18. Social Security Beneficiaries The table that follows gives the numbers of Social Security beneficiaries (in millions) for selected years from 1950 to 2000, with projections through 2030.
- a. Find the cubic equation that models the data, with x equal to the number of years after 1950 and B(x) equal to the number of millions of beneficiaries. Report the model with four decimal places.
(Source: 2000 Social Security Trustees Report) * Projected.
- b. Graph the data points and the model on the same axes.
- c. Is the model a good fit for the data?
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