Activity 13 : Investigate Deeper and Decide Wisely

1. Look at the pictures below. What do these tell us? Filipinos need to take the problem of deforestation seriously.

each problem. Use a calculator when needed. icePIS Of polynomial functions to answer the questions in | 1. Look at the pictures below. What do these tell us? Filipinos need to take the problem of deforestation seriously. The table below shows the forest cover of the Philippines in relation to its total land area of approximately 30 million hectares. Year 1900 1920 1960 1970 1987 1998The table below shows the forest cover of the Philippines in relation to its total land area of approximately 30 million hectares. Year 1900 1920 1960 1970 1987 1998 Forest Cover (%) 70 60 40 34 23.7 22.2 A cubic polynomial that best models the data is given by 26x-3500x2-391300x+69717000 ; OSXs 98 1000 000 where y is the percent forest cover x years from 1900 8026x3-3500x -391300x+69717000 y 1000 001) OSX $ 98 where y is the percent forest cover x years from 1900 80 70 60 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 M