If we observe the graph we can see that the curve crosses the x-axis at the following points: 1, 3, and 5
This means x = 1, x = 3 and x = 5 are the roots of the polynomial and x - 1, x - 3 and x - 5 are the factors of the polynomial.
We can express the polynomial as the product of its factors. So the polynomial will be (x-1)(x-3)(x-5)
The correct answer to this question is option A
It should look like a parabola with the part below x-axis cut off. the left side starts from x=-1, opening upward & to the left, the right side starts from x=2, opening upward and to the right.
Answer:
1222 billion dollars.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the total increase from 1960 to 2010, we need to find the growth of each decade and sum them all:
In the period 1960-1970, we have x = 1, and the growth is:

In the period 1970-1980, we have x = 2, and the growth is:

The growth in the following 3 periods are:



So the total growth in the period 1960 - 2010 is:



Rounding to the nearest billion dollars, we have a total of 1222 billion dollars.