Give the definition of a critical number, and graph a function showing the different types of critical numbers. 2y
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Modeling Data The manager of a store recorded the annual sales (in thousands of dollars) of a product over a period of 7 years, as shown in the table, where is the time in years, with corresponding to 1997. (a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a model of the form for the data. (b) Use a graphing utility to plot the data and graph the model. (c) Use calculus to find the time when sales were increasing at the greatest rate. (d) Do you think the model would be accurate for predicting future sales? Explain. 1xy4
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The first step in solving 3 problem number 32 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Modeling Data The manager of a store recorded the annual sales (in thousands of dollars) of a product over a period of 7 years, as shown in the table, where is the time in years, with corresponding to 1997. (a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a model of the form for the data. (b) Use a graphing utility to plot the data and graph the model. (c) Use calculus to find the time when sales were increasing at the greatest rate. (d) Do you think the model would be accurate for predicting future sales? Explain. 1xy4
From the textbook chapter Applications of Differentiation you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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