The percentage of men age 65 years and older in the workforce from 1950 (t = 0) through 2000 (t = 50) is approximately P(t) = 0.0135t2 − 1.093t + 41.3 (0 ≤ t ≤ 50). Show that the percentage of men age 65 years and older in the workforce in the period of time under consideration was smallest around June 1990.

The percentage of men age 65 years and older in the workforce from 1950 (t = 0) through 2000 (t = 50) is approximately P(t) = 0.0135t2 − 1.093t + 41.3 (0 ≤ t ≤ 50). Show that the percentage of men age 65 years and older in the workforce in the period of time under consideration was smallest around June 1990.

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

Problem 3TI: Table 6 shows the population, in thousands, of harbor seals in the Wadden Sea over the years 1997 to...

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