"The new facebook" (Performance assessment)

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1.      An online website claiming to be “the new facebook” experienced some growth and decay.  During it’s first five years. It’s progress can be modeled by (where y is users in millions and x is in years):

x^3 – 6x^2 + 8x +5

a.      State the degree and the type of function.                                         Degree:

                                                                                                                  Type:

b.      Make a table of values of the first 5 years for the function.      

x	0	1	2	3	4	5
y

 

c.       Use the table to graph the function.

 

 

d.      In which years did the company grow?

e.      In which years did the company decline?

 

f.       After 5 years, does it appear the company is destined for success or failure? Why?

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