Please display the steps of how you solved a and b

In an experiment, a petri dish with a colony of bacteria is exposed to cold temperatures and then warmed again.

Time (hours) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Population (1000s) 5.1 3.03 1.72 1.17 1.38 2.35 4.08

a. Find a quadratic model for the data in the table. Type your answer below.

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b. Use the model to estimate the population of bacteria at 9 hours. Type your answer below.

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Please display the steps of how you solved a and b

In an experiment, a petri dish with a colony of bacteria is exposed to cold temperatures and then warmed again.

Time (hours)	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
Population (1000s)	5.1	3.03	1.72	1.17	1.38	2.35	4.08


a.	Find a quadratic model for the data in the table. Type your answer below.

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b. Use the model to estimate the population of bacteria at 9 hours. Type your answer below.