document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152568>Question 1152568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cost (in millions of dollars) for a 30-second ad during the TV broadcast of a major sporting event can be approximated by the rational expression ​​0.03x squared +0.345x+0.9 over x+4; where x=0 corresponds to 1980. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this trend continues, will the cost of an ad reach $4 million by 2020 and how much will an ad cost in 2020?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #774679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shin123><B>Shin123(626)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shin123><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Shin123><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=774679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x=0 corresponds to 1980, than x=40 corresponds to 2020. If you plug in x=40 into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.03x%5E2%2B0.345x%2B0.9%29%2F%28x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.03x%5E2%2B0.345x%2B0.9%29%2F%28x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you get 1.425. Therefore, the cost for an ad will not reach $4 million in 2020 and the price will be $1,425,000. A graph of it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28500%2C500%2C-5%2C40%2C-0.3%2C2%2Cy=%28%280.03%29x%5E2%2B0.345x%2B0.9%29%2F%28x%2B4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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