The percent of paper and paperboard recycled from municipal solid waste in a certain town has grown exponentially, as shown in the table to the right. Use a graphing calculator to fit the data to an exponential function. Use the function to find R(x) in 2010. Type the values of a and b from your calculator for the exponential function y = ab*. (Round to six decimal places as needed.) Year, x 1980, 0 1990, 10 1994, 14 1995, 15 1996, 16 1997, 17 1998, 18 1999, 19 2000, 20 Percent of paper recycled, R(x) 20.8 26.1 34.2 38.3 39.5 39.2 40.6 39.3 44.4

The percent of paper and paperboard recycled from municipal solid waste in a certain town has grown exponentially, as shown in the table to the right. Use a graphing calculator to fit the data to an exponential function. Use the function to find R(x) in 2010. Type the values of a and b from your calculator for the exponential function y = ab*. (Round to six decimal places as needed.) Year, x 1980, 0 1990, 10 1994, 14 1995, 15 1996, 16 1997, 17 1998, 18 1999, 19 2000, 20 Percent of paper recycled, R(x) 20.8 26.1 34.2 38.3 39.5 39.2 40.6 39.3 44.4

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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