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In 1980, the winning time for women in the Olympic 500-meter speed skating event was 41.78...

In 1980, the winning time for women in the Olympic 500-meter speed skating event was 41.78 seconds. The average rate of decrease in the winning time has been about 0.19 second per year.

a. Express the winning time, T, in this event as a function of the number of years after 1980, x.


b. According to the function, when was winning time 35.7 seconds?

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