<PRE><B>Question 1069254</B>
9x^2 + 15x + 52 = 598
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subtract 598 from both sides of =
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9x^2 + 15x - 546 = 0
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divide both sides of = by 3
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3x^2 + 5x - 182 = 0
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(3x+26) * (x-7) = 0
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x = -26/3 and x = 7
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we reject the negative value for x
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We predict the year to be 1997 + 7 = 2004
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