The Cumulative Number (In Thousands) of Deaths from a Certain $$A = 2.39 x ^ { 2 } + 5.04 x + 5.1 , \text { where } x = 0 \text { corresponds to } 2000 , x = 1 \text { to } 2001$$

question 153

Multiple Choice

The cumulative number (in thousands) of deaths from a certain disease from 2000 to 2010 may be modeled by $$A = 2.39 x ^ { 2 } + 5.04 x + 5.1 , \text { where } x = 0 \text { corresponds to } 2000 , x = 1 \text { to } 2001$$ , etc. Use the formula for A to estimate symbolically the year when the total number of deaths reached 150 thousand.

• A) 2007
• B) 2008
• C) 2010
• D) 2009

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