Chapter 9.9 MODELING with QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS
PROBLEM #3
The sales for a gaming console for various years are listed in the table below.
Year | Sales (in billions of dollars)
1992 | 0.78
1994 | 0.38
1996 | 0.18
1998 | 0.44
1999 | 1.20
Let f(t) represent the sales (in billions of dollars) at t years since 1990. A reasonable model is f(t) = 0.065t^2 - 0.68t + 1.95
Use the model to predict when the sales will be $10 billion. You must show your work.