Let
f
(
t
)
be the capacity (in percent) at which U.S. nuclear power plants are working at t years since 1970. A model of the situation is
f
(
t
)
=
0.027
t
2
+
0.216
t
+
53.296
.
Use a graphing calculator to draw the graph of the model and, in the same viewing window, the scattergram of the data. Does the model fit the data well?
The function is not a good model for the data
The function is a good model for the data.
Estimate at what capacity U. S. nuclear power plants were working in 2014.
% Round to the nearest whole percent.
Predict when U. S. nuclear power plants will be working at full (100%) capacity.
