The table below shows data on the number of employees that a small company had from 1975 to 2000. Year 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 # of 50 65 70 60 55 44 Employees Let 0 represent the year 1975. Find a quadratic model for this function. y = ax +bx +c Using the above equation, fill in the coefficients for a, b, andc rounding all decimals to the hundredths place.

The table below shows data on the number of employees that a small company had from 1975 to 2000. Year 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 # of 50 65 70 60 55 44 Employees Let 0 represent the year 1975. Find a quadratic model for this function. y = ax +bx +c Using the above equation, fill in the coefficients for a, b, andc rounding all decimals to the hundredths place.

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The table below shows data on the number of employees that a small company had from 1975 to 2000.
Year
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
# of
50
65
70
60
55
44
Employees
Let 0 represent the year 1975. Find a quadratic model for this function.
.2
y = ax + bx + c
Using the above equation, fill in the coefficients for a, b, and c rounding all decimals to the hundredths place.

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