Total net shipments of aluminum (in billions of pounds) are approximated by g(x) = 15.4 + 2.935 ln (x+1), where x = 0 corresponds to 1990.
a) How many pounds of aluminum were shipped in 2003 and 2006?
b) Assuming the continued accuracy of the model, when will aluminum shipments reach 28,200,000,000 pounds.

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a gx 154 2935 lnx1 2003 x 13 gx 154 2935ln14 23146 billions ... View the full answer