The Table That Follows Gives the Population of a City

question 13

Multiple Choice

The table that follows gives the population of a city. Find the power function that best fits the data, with x equal to the number of years past 1950. According to the model, will the city's population be greater than 1,400 by the year 2010? Round your final answer to three decimal places.

• A) The model predicts that the population will not be greater than 1,400.
• B) The model predicts that the population will not be greater than 1,400.
• C) The model predicts that the population will be greater than 1,400.
• D) The model predicts that the population will be greater than 1,400.
• E) The model predicts that the population will not be greater than 1,400.

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64-Bit Operation

A computing operation that processes 64 bits of data in a single step, allowing for enhanced performance and the ability to handle more data compared to 32-bit operations.

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Periodic Task

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Priority

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