The Consumer Price Index is calculated through the equation,
CPI = (current period price/base period price) x 100
The base period is 1983. Solving the CPIs for 2000 and 2005
(2000)
CPI = ($28.94/$16.35) x 100 = 177
(2005)
CPI = ($32.54/$16.35) x 100 = 199
The difference between the CPIs of 2005 and 2000 is 199 - 177 = 22.
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Similarities: They both are polynomials of degree 2, both of their graphs is a parabola, both have either 2 or 0 real solutions, they are both continuous functions over R
<span>(DOS= difference of two squares, PST=perfect square trinomial </span>
<span>Differences: PST has three terms, whereas the difference of squares has 2. PST's factors are both the same, whereas DOS's elements are conjugates of each other. DOS can always be factored into two distinct polynomials with rational coefficients, whereas PST has two same polynomial factors.</span>