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Funding for NASA up to 1966 The percentage of the U.S. federal budget allocated to NASA from 1958 to 1966 can be modeled by
(t is time in years since 1958).
a. Numerically estimate
b. How does your answer to part (a) compare with actual current funding for NASA?
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