document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139401>Question 1139401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The polynomial 0.0051x3 - 0.0052x2 + 0.185x + 1.14 gives the approximate total earnings of a company in millions of dollars, where x = 0 corresponds to 1996, x = 1 corresponds to 1997, and so on. This model is valid for the years from 1996 to 2000. Determine the earnings for 1999. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1999 corresponds to x=3 in the model.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in x=3 and evaluate.<br><BR>\n" );
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