SOLUTION: In 1995, the sports league introduced a salary cap that limits the amount of money spent on players' salaries. The quadratic model y=0.2313x2+2.600x+35.17 approximates this cap in

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Question 1163655: In 1995, the sports league introduced a salary cap that limits the amount of money spent on players' salaries. The quadratic model y=0.2313x2+2.600x+35.17 approximates this cap in millions of dollars for the years 1995-2006, where x=0 represents 1995, x=1 represents 1996, and so on. Complete part a.
a) Approximate the sports league salary cap in 2004.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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If x=0 for year 1995, then x=9 for year 2004.
Substitute 9 for x in your model equation, and evaluate y.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the function in pencil. Erase each instance of and replace it with the number that represents 2004 based on the pattern established. Do the arithmetic.


John

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