The table shows the number of oak trees planted in tree farms in Oregon since 1987. Find a cubic function to model the data and use it to estimate the number of oaks planted in 1998.

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The table shows the number of oak trees planted in tree farms in Oregon since 1987.  Find a cubic function to model the data and use it to estimate the number of oaks planted in 1998.

anonymous · Answer

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e.mccormick · Answer

Well, they have told you it will be cubic, so, where does that put things at the start?