The table shows the number of students graduating from a university in selected years. Use a calculator to write a cubic model for the number of graduates in a given year since 1990. Then use the model to estimate the number of graduates in 2001.

P(x) ≈ −473.44x2 + 2829.33x − 4381.69

The estimated the number of graduates in 2001 is 4,133.

P(x) ≈ 27.13x3 − 473.44x2 + 2829.33x − 4381.69

The estimated the number of graduates in 2001 is 5,565.

P(x) ≈ −27.13x3 + 473.44x2 − 2829.33x + 4381.69

The estimated the number of graduates in 2001 is 2,504.

P(x) ≈ 473.44x2 − 2829.33x + 4381.69

The estimated the number of graduates in 2001 is 3,535.

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on Dec 14, 2025 at 6:33 pm



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