The earnings per share (in dollars) for a company can be approximated by the function f(x) = -5.1 + 3.52 ln(x), where x = 7 corresponds to the year 2007. (a) Find the earnings per share for the year 2010. (b) Find the first full year in which the earnings per share exceeded $3.22.
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