document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115190>Question 1115190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( " The number of inmates N (measured in thousands) in federal and state prisons can be approximated by the equation N=-2.06x^2 + 77.81x + 749, where x is the number of years since 1990. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In what year was the number of inmates expected to be 1,355,650?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With the \"ugly\" numbers, it is easiest to solve this using a graphing calculator.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graph the given function and the constant and find where the graphs intersect.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A couple of things to remember....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) x is years after 1990;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) N is in thousands<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The graph should look something like this:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C40%2C-500%2C2000%2C-2.06x%5E2%2B77.81x%2B749%2C1355.65%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C40%2C-500%2C2000%2C-2.06x%5E2%2B77.81x%2B749%2C1355.65%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can see from the graph that, with the given function, there will be two different times when the number is 1,355,650. </SPAN>\n" );
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