The cubic square feet of marketable timber from a certain species of pine tree is related to the age of the tree by this equation:

where F is the cubic footage and t is the tree’s age, in years. What is the value of F when the tree is planted (t = 0)? When t = 50? When t = 100? When t = 150? Draw a rough sketch of the relationship between F and t. Are there any values of t for which F seems implausible? If there are values of t for which F is implausible, is this equation useless?

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F = 2001-12