ASK YOUR TEACHER A country s census lists the population of

Last updated: 1/15/2024

ASK YOUR TEACHER A country s census lists the population of the country as 258 million in 1990 281 million in 2000 and 298 million in 2010 Fit a second degree polynomial passing through these three points Let the year 2000 be x 0 the year 2020 be x 20 and let p x represent the population in millions p x million Use this polynomial to predict the populations in 2020 and in 2030 2020 million 2030 million PRACTICE ANOTHER