SOLUTION: 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 0.04x squared +0.58x +1.0 over

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Question 1152567: 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 0.04x squared +0.58x +1.0 over x+2; where x=0 corresponds to 1980.
How much did an ad cost in 2003?
The ad in 2003 cost $_____ million.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=23 years
so it is 0.04(529)+0.58(23)+(1/25), assuming that the last term is 1/(x+2) and not the whole function.
This is 21.16+13.34+0.04=34.54 million.
If it is the whole function divided by (x+2), that would be 35.50/25=1.42 million. Where the parentheses are matters.