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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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