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Female students in colleges. The equationP = –0.002t2 + 0.51t + 17.5models the approximate...

Female students in colleges. The equation

P = –0.002t2 + 0.51t + 17.5

models the approximate number (in millions) of female college students in the United States for the academic years 2005-2009, with t = 0 representing 2005.

a. Sketch the graph of the equation.


b. Find the P-intercept. What does it represent? (Source: Statistical Abstracts of the United States.)

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