(a) Estimate natural gas consumption in 1974 and in 2010. Compare these estimates to the actual values...

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(a) Estimate natural gas consumption in 1974 and in 2010. Compare these estimates to the actual values of 21.2 and 24.9 quadrillion BTUS, respectively.

(b) Did your estimates in part (a) involve interpolation or extrapolation? Is there a problem with using higher degree polynomials (n ≥ 3) for extrapolation? Explain.

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