College Algebra By Openstax
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ISBN: 9781506698229
Author: Jay Abramson;arizona State University
Publisher: XANEDU PUBLISHING
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 33SE
For the following exercises, use the graph in Figure 7, which shows the profit, y, in thousands of dollars, of a companyin a given year, t, where t represents the number of years since 1980.
33. Find and interpret the x-intercept.
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Chapter 4 Solutions
College Algebra By Openstax
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