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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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U.S. Population Over Age 16 The table gives the
projections of the population, in millions, of U.S.
residents over age 16 for selected years 2015 to 2060.
a. Graph the data, with y equal to the population in
millions and x equal to the number of years after
2010.
b. Find a linear function that models the data, with y
equal to the population in millions and x equal to the
number of years after 2010.
c. Graph the model and the data on the same axes
and comment on the fit of the model to the data.
d. What does the model predict that the population
will be in 2042?
e. In what year does the model predict that the population will be 336.827 million?

Population
(millions)
Population
(millions)
Year
Year
2015
255.161
2040
306.634
2020
266.024
2045
315.152
2025
276.558
2050
323.314
2030
286.967
2055
331.770
2035
297.259
2060
340.868

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