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Ticket Profits. Valley Community College is presenting a series of plays. The profit P, in dollars, after x days is listed in the following table.
DAYS x |
PROFIT P |
0 |
$-100 |
90 |
560 |
180 |
872 |
270 |
870 |
360 |
548 |
450 |
–100 |
a. Make a
b. Decide whether the data can be modeled by a quadratic function.
c. Use the data points
d. Use the function to estimate the profit after 225 days.
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