A country's census lists the population of the country as 264 million in 1990, 286 million in 2000, and 304 million in 2010. Fit a second-degree polynomial passing through these three points. (Let the year 2000 be x = 0 and let p(x) represent the population in millions.) p(x) = ? Use this polynomial to predict the populations in 2020 and in 2030.

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A country's census lists the population of the country as 264 million in 1990, 286 million in 2000, and 304 million in 2010. Fit a second-degree polynomial passing through these three points. (Let the year 2000 be x = 0 and let p(x) represent the population in millions.)

p(x) = ?

Use this polynomial to predict the populations in 2020 and in 2030. 

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Given that the population of the country as 264 million in 1990, 284 million in 2000, and 304 million in 2010.

Here x=0 represents 2000th year

the year 1990 is represented by x=-10

    the year 2010 is represented by x=10

    the year 2020 is represented by x=20

    the year 2030 is represented by x=30

   

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