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Medicine. Ibuprofen is a medication used to relieve pain. The polynomial function
can be used to estimate the number of milligrams of ibuprofen in the bloodstream t hours after 400 mg of the medication has been swallowed.
Data: Dr. P. Carey, Burlington, VT
a. Use the graph above to estimate the number of milligrams of ibuprofen in the bloodstream 2hr after 400 mg has been swallowed.
b. Use the graph above to estimate the number of milligrams of ibuprofen in the bloodstream 4hr after 400 mg has been swallowed.
c. Approximate
d. Approximate
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