Which function best models the data?
The table shows the estimated number of bees, y, in a hive
x days after a pesticide is released near the hive.
Bee Population over Time
y = 9,958(0.972)*
y = 0.972(9,958)
y = 9,219x, 150
y=-150x + 9,219
Number of days
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Estimated number of bees
10,000
7,500
5,600
4,200
3,200
2,400
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m∠a is 90°

m∠b is 40°

faster, im not sure why but i know it is faster

x^2 + 10x + 38 + 161/x-4

to find this, you'll need to synthetically divide using synthetic division.

here's how you would set it up:

4 is what you're dividing by (set x -4 = 0)

the numbers you are 'dividing' by are 1, 6, -2, and 9 or the coefficients of the terms listed above.

bring the first term down (1), multiply that by 4 before raising it to the next term to add (6). repeat this process as so:

6 + 4 = 10; 10 x 4 = 40; 40 - 2 = 38 x 4 = 152 + 9 = 161

161 is over x-4 as there are now two constants and you cannot combine them.

also, i'm not sure if it was -9 or +9, so i assumed.

hope this !