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Inflation The following graph shows the approximate value of the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) from March 2006 through May 2007.
CPI Mar 2006-May 2007
The approximating curve shown on the figure is given by
where t is time in months since the start of July 2005.
a. Use the model to estimate the monthly inflation rate in September 2006 and January 2007
b. Was inflation slowing or speeding up in January 2007?
c. When was inflation speeding up? When was inflation slowing? [HINT: See Example 3.]

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