A Population of Birds in a Small County Can Be $f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 57 x ^ { 2 } + 1162 x + 1094$

question 117

Multiple Choice

A population of birds in a small county can be modeled by the polynomial $f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 57 x ^ { 2 } + 1162 x + 1094$ where x=1 corresponds to July 1, x=2 to July 2 , and so on. On what day does f estimate the population to be 8550 ?

• A) July 13 th
• B) July 12 th
• C) July 11 th
• D) July 14th

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