Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Exponential Functions - Exercise Set - Page 450: 75

Answer

The second model $g(x)$ is better.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. For year 2014, $x=2014-1950=64$. The first model gives $f(64) = 6.43(1.027)^{64}\approx35.38$ percent Step 2. The second model gives $g(64) =\frac{40.9}{1+6.6e^{-0.049(64)}}\approx31.78$ percent Step 3. The bar graph gives a value of $32.0$ percent for year 2014. Thus the second model $g(x)$ is better.
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