In year t where t is measured in decades with t 0


Question: WORLD POPULATION The total world population is forecast to be

P(t) = 0.00074t3 - 0.0704t2 + 0.89t + 6.04              (0 ≤ t ≤ 10)

In year t, where t is measured in decades with t = 0 corresponding to 2000 and P(t) is measured in billions.

a. Show that the world population is forecast to peak around 2071. Hint: Use the quadratic formula.

b. What will the population peak at?

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