It appears that the imports of carbon black have been increasing by about 10% annually.

	Imports		Imports
	of Carbon Black		of Carbon Black
Year	(thousands of tons)	Year	(thousands of tons)
2006	93		2010	132
2007	106		2011	145
2008	116		2012	166
2009	129		2013	187

a.	Determinethe logarithmic trend equation.(Round your answers to 4decimal places.)

=+t, where 2006 is coded 1.

b.	By what percent did imports increase, on the average, during theperiod?(Round youranswerto 2 decimal places.)

Imports increased, on averagepercent.

c.	Estimate imports for the year 2017.(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

The antilog of=