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Business Within the state of California, the number (in thousands) of patents C granted fo...

Business Within the state of California, the number (in thousands) of patents C granted for new inventions can be approximated by C =.22x2 - 1.9x + 23.0, where x = 2 corresponds to the year 2002. (Data from: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.)

(a) What was the number of patents issued in California for 2011?


(b) What most recent year saw California hit 24 thousand patents?

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