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Internet Usage Worldwide Internet usage from 1997 through 2007 is shown in the table below...

Internet Usage Worldwide Internet usage from 1997 through 2007 is shown in the table below.

a. Find the quadratic function that models the data, with x equal to the number of years after 1990.


b. Graph the data and the function that models the data.


c. Does this model appear to be a good fit for the data?


d. Use the result of part (a) to estimate when Internet usage would be 2 billion.

Year

Internet Usage (millions)

Year

Internet Usage (millions)

1997

75

2001

340

1998

105

2002

580

1999

175

2005

1018

2000

255

2007

1215

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