The following table gives the U.S. crude oil production, in billions of barrels, for selected years from

Question:

The following table gives the U.S. crude oil production, in billions of barrels, for selected years from 2010 and projected to 2030.
(a) Find the linear function that models the data, with x equal to the number of years past 2010 and y equal to the number of billions of barrels of crude oil.
(b) Find the quadratic function that models the data, with x and y as in part (a).
(c) Graph each model and the data on the same axes.
(d) Determine if one model is a better visual fit to the data.