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Chapter 3.4 Problem 53A

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Social Security Assets The table gives actual and projected year-end assets in Social Security trust funds, in trillions of current dollars, where Year represents the number of years since 2000. Source: Social Security Administration.The polynomial function defined byf(x) = 0.0000329x3 ? 0.00450x2 + 0.0613x + 2.34models the data quite well.a. To verify the fit of the model, find f(10), f(20), and f(30).________________b. Use a graphing calculator with a command such as nDeriv to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of f at the following x-values: 0, 10, 20, 30, and 35.________________c. Use your results in part b to describe the graph of f and interpret the corresponding changes in Social Security assets.YearTrillions of Dollars102.45202.34301.0340?0.5750?1.86

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Title Calculus with Applications  10 
Author Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
ISBN 9780321749000

Social Security Assets The table gives actual and

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