Fuel Use The amounts of fuel (in billions of gallons) used by trucks from 1980 through
Chapter 1, Problem 67(choose chapter or problem)
Fuel Use The amounts of fuel (in billions of gallons) used by trucks from 1980 through 2002 can be approximated by the function where represents the year, with corresponding to 1980. (Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration) (a) Describe the transformation of the parent function Then sketch the graph over the specified domain. (b) Find the average rate of change of the function from 1980 to 2002. Interpret your answer in the context of the problem. (c) Rewrite the function so that represents 1990. Explain how you got your answer. (d) Use the model from part (c) to predict the amount of fuel used by trucks in 2010. Does your answer seem reasonable? Explain.
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