The Number of People Playing Tennis T (In Millions)in the United

question 36

Multiple Choice

The number of people playing tennis T (in millions) in the United States from 2000 through 2007 can be approximated by the function​ $T ( t ) = 0.0235 t ^ { 4 } - 0.3401 t ^ { 3 } + 2.556 t ^ { 2 } - 6.86 t + 23.8$ ​ and the U.S.population P (in millions) from 2000 through 2007 can be approximated by the function $P ( t ) = 5.8 t + 224.5$ ,where t represents the year,with t = 0 corresponding to 2000.
Evaluate the function $h ( t ) = \frac { 0.0235 t ^ { 4 } - 0.3401 t ^ { 3 } + 2.556 t ^ { 2 } - 6.86 t + 23.8 } { 5.8 t + 224.5 }$ for t = 0 and 3.

• A)h(0)= 0.1060,h(3)= 0.0783
• B)h(0)= 0.3060,h(3)= 0.2783
• C)h(0)= -0.2060,h(3)= -0.1783
• D)h(0)= 0.1783,h(3)= 0.2060
• E)h(0)= -0.1060,h(3)= -0.0783

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