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Nonlinear functions SAT question
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The function gives a company’s predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company started selling light bulbs online, where . What is the best interpretation of the statement “ is approximately equal to ” in this context?
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Choice A is correct. It's given that the function gives a company's predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company started selling light bulbs online. It follows that represents the company's predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company started selling light bulbs online. Since the value of is the value of when , it follows that " is approximately equal to " means that is approximately equal to when . Therefore, the best interpretation of the statement " is approximately equal to " in this context is years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
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