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Asparagus Cultivation In Canada, the cultivation area (in hectares) of asparagus between 1...

Asparagus Cultivation In Canada, the cultivation area (in hectares) of asparagus between 1999 and 2008 is shown in the table.

Year

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Cultivation Area (hectares)

1200

1200

1200

1200

1200

Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Cultivation Area (hectares)

1200

1200

1200

1200

1200

a. Sketch the data as a scatter plot, with y equal to the cultivation area and x equal to the year.


b. Could the data in the table be modeled by a constant function or the identity function?


c. Write the equation of a function that fits the data points.


d. Sketch a graph of the function you found in part (c) on the same axes as the scatter plot.

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