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The number of yearly visits to physicians’ offices varies in part by the age of the patient. For the data shown in the table. a represents the age of patients (in yr) and
a. Use regression to find a quadratic function to model the data.
b. At what age is the number of yearly visits to physicians’ offices the least? Round to the nearest year of age.
c. What is the minimum number of yearly visits? Round to 1 decimal place.

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