document.write( "Question 1154243: The table lists a readings for three years.
\n" ); document.write( "​(a) If the quadratic relationship between the carbon dioxide concentration C and the year t is expressed as Upper C equals at squared plus bt plus c​, where t equals 0 corresponds to​ 1962, use a system of linear equations to determine the constants​ a, b, and​ c, and give the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "​(b) Predict the year when the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double from its 1962 level.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CO2
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\n" ); document.write( "341
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\n" ); document.write( "The table lists a readings for three years.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) If the quadratic relationship between the carbon dioxide concentration \"C\" and the year \"t+\"is expressed as \"C=at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc\", where \"t+\"equals \"0\" corresponds to \"1962\", use a system of linear equations to determine the constants\"a\", \"b\", and \"c\", and give the equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "table:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Year\"|\"CO2\"\"level\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1962\"|\"318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1992\"|\"341\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2022\"|\"371\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C=at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " since \"t\" equals \"0\" corresponds to \"1962\", and \"C\" is \"318\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"318=a%2A0%5E2%2Bb%2A0%2Bc\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=318%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C=at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc\"................year \"1992\", \"C=341\", \"t=30\", \"c=318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"341=a%2A30%5E2%2Bb%2A30%2B318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"900a%2B30b=341-318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"900a%2B30b=23\".......solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=23%2F30-900a%2F30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=23%2F30-30a\".................eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C=at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc\"................year \"2022\", \"C=371\", \"t=60\", \"c=318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"371=a%2A60%5E2%2Bb%2A60%2B318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3600a%2B60b=371-318\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3600a%2B60b=53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"60b=53-3600a\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"b=+53%2F60-60a\"........eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"23%2F30-30a=53%2F60-60a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"30a%2B60a=53%2F60-23%2F30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90a=7%2F60\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=23%2F30-30a\".................eq.1, plug in\"+a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=23%2F30-30%287%2F5400%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28b=131%2F180%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28C=%287%2F5400%29t%5E2%2B%28131%2F180%29t%2B318%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Predict the year when the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double from its \"1962\" level.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1962\" level is \"318\"
\n" ); document.write( "in \"t+\"years will double which is \"C=2%2A318=636\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"636=%287%2F5400%29t%5E2%2B%28131%2F180%29t%2B318\".........sole for \"t\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F5400%29t%5E2%2B%28131%2F180%29t%2B318-636=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F5400%29t%5E2%2B%28131%2F180%29t-319=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using quadratic formula, we get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+-1965%2F7+-+%2815+sqrt%2870753%29%29%2F7\"=> we need only positive root, we will disregard negative solution \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%2815+sqrt%2870753%29%29%2F7+-+1965%2F7\"-> exact solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+288.6\"-> approximately\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"288.6\" years from \"1962\" is: the year \"2250\" and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double from its \"1962\" level.\r
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