A model for the average price of a pound of white sugar in a certain country from August 1993 to August 2003 is given by the function S(t) = -0.00003237t^5 + 0.0009037t^4 -0.008956t^3+ 0.03629t^2- 0.04597t + 0.4109 where t is measured in years since August of 1993. Estimate the times when sugar was cheapest and most expensive during the period 1993-2003. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) t = t = (Cheapest) (Most expensive)

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A model for the average price of a pound of white sugar in a
certain country from August 1993 to August 2003 is given by
the function
S(t) = -0.00003237t^5 + 0.0009037t^4 -0.008956t^3+
0.03629t^2- 0.04597t+ 0.4109
where t is measured in years since August of 1993. Estimate
the times when sugar was cheapest and most expensive
during the period 1993-2003. (Round your answers to three
decimal places.)
t =
t =
(Cheapest)
(Most expensive)
Transcribed Image Text:A model for the average price of a pound of white sugar in a certain country from August 1993 to August 2003 is given by the function S(t) = -0.00003237t^5 + 0.0009037t^4 -0.008956t^3+ 0.03629t^2- 0.04597t+ 0.4109 where t is measured in years since August of 1993. Estimate the times when sugar was cheapest and most expensive during the period 1993-2003. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) t = t = (Cheapest) (Most expensive)
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