Use the model to estimate the number of geese

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A biologist took a count of the number of migrating geese in a state park and recounted the park's population of geese for each of the next six weeks.

a. Find a quadratic function that models the data shown as a function of x, the number of weeks.

b. Use the model to estimate the number of geese at the lake on week 8.

A.
P(x)= 44x2 - 198x + 762; 1994 geese

B.
P(x)= 42x2 - 186x + 762; 1962 geese

C.
P(x)= 41x2 - 179x + 756; 1948 geese

D.
P(x)= 45x2 - 198x + 756; 2052 geese

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