The table lists the amount of emissions of a certain pollutant in millions of tons. Year 1980 1985 1990 1995 P 18.8 22.6 26.0 29.0 If the amount of emissions is modeled by a function of the form f(x) = ax² + bx + c, where x is the year, estimate the year in which the amount of emissions will be 10.0 million tons. OA. 2075. OB. 2090 OC. 2020 OD. 2050
The table lists the amount of emissions of a certain pollutant in millions of tons. Year 1980 1985 1990 1995 P 18.8 22.6 26.0 29.0 If the amount of emissions is modeled by a function of the form f(x) = ax² + bx + c, where x is the year, estimate the year in which the amount of emissions will be 10.0 million tons. OA. 2075. OB. 2090 OC. 2020 OD. 2050
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![The table lists the amount of emissions of a certain pollutant in millions of tons.
Year
1980 1985 1990 1995
P 18.8 22.6 26.0 29.0
If the amount of emissions is modeled by a function of the form f(x) = ax² + bx + c, where x is the year, estimate the year in which the amount of emissions will be 10.0 million tons.
OA. 2075.
OB. 2090
OC. 2020
OD. 2050](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4d3c5389-2582-46f0-9209-27807acc353b%2F3bcb2f50-327c-426b-ba02-fbec470ec0d0%2F207rqlw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The table lists the amount of emissions of a certain pollutant in millions of tons.
Year
1980 1985 1990 1995
P 18.8 22.6 26.0 29.0
If the amount of emissions is modeled by a function of the form f(x) = ax² + bx + c, where x is the year, estimate the year in which the amount of emissions will be 10.0 million tons.
OA. 2075.
OB. 2090
OC. 2020
OD. 2050
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