SOLUTION: Anyone available to help me The highest salary of a professional baseball player can be approximated by the equation y=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7, where y represents the salary in mill

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The highest salary of a professional baseball player can be approximated by the equation y=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7, where y represents the salary in millions and x represents the number of years after 2000. What was the estimated highest salary in 2008?
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x)=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7
f(8)=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7= 24.74Million

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The highest salary of a professional baseball player can be approximated by the equation y=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7, where y represents the salary in millions and x represents the number of years after 2000. What was the estimated highest salary in 2008?
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In 2008,
x = 2008-2000 = 8
now, we just substitute the value of x into:
y=-0.11x^2+1.76x+17.7
y=-0.11(8)^2+1.76(8)+17.7
y= 3.62
or
y = $3,620,000