The table shows the retail market share of passenger cars from Ford Motor Company as a percentage

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The table shows the retail market share of passenger cars from Ford Motor Company as a percentage of the U.S. market.

A mathematical model for this data is given by

f(x) = -0.0117x2 + 0.32x + 17.9

where x = 0 corresponds to 1980.

(A) Complete the following table. Round values of f(x) to one decimal place.

(B) Sketch the graph of f and the market share data in the same coordinate system.
(C) Use values of the modeling function f to estimate Ford’s market share in 2025 and in 2028.
(D) Write a brief verbal description of Ford’s market share from 1985 to 2015.

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College Mathematics For Business Economics, Life Sciences, And Social Sciences

ISBN: 978-0134674148

14th Edition

Authors: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler, Karl Byleen, Christopher Stocker

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