SOLUTION: The net income y(in millions of dollars)of Pet Products Unlimited from from 1997 to 1999 is given by the equation y = 9x2+15x+52 where x represents the number of years after 1997.

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Question 504576: The net income y(in millions of dollars)of Pet Products Unlimited from from 1997 to 1999 is given by the equation y = 9x2+15x+52 where x represents the number of years after 1997. Assume this trend continues and predicts the year in which Pet Products Unlimited's net income will be $598 million.
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598=9x2+15x+52
9x2+15x-546=0
3x2+5x-182=0
(3x+26)(x-7)=0
x=-26/3 or 7
Throwing out the negative answer, we get x=7 years after 1997 which is 2004..