document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156646>Question 1156646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. Use a graphing calculator if necessary. See Examples 9  -  11. (Objective 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total annual enrollment (in millions) in a country's elementary and secondary schools for the years 1975  -  1996 is given by the function <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E(x) = 0.056x2 − 1.154x + 50.604.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this period, what was the lowest enrollment? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lowest enrollment was about-<BR>\n" );
document.write( " million. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the x value is at -b/2a or 1.154/0.112=10.30 years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=44.659 or 44.7 million, substituting the value of x into the equation.  Use a graphing calculator and round at the end, not in between.\r<BR>\n" );
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