The population of a certain country was approximately 75 million in 1900, 225 million in 1950, and 275 million in 2000. Construct a model for this data by finding a quadratic equation whose graph passes through the points (0,75), (50,225), and (100,275). Use this model to estimate the population in 2050. Let x be the number of years since 1900 and y be the population in millions.
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The population of a certain country was approximately 75 million in 1900, 225 million in 1950, and 275 million in 2000. Construct a model for this data by finding a quadratic equation whose graph passes through the points (0,75), (50,225), and (100,275). Use this model to estimate the population in 2050.
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