Total personal income of the country (in billions of dollars) for selected years from 19601960 to 20052005 is given in the table.
(a) These data can be modeled by an exponential function. Write the equation of this function, with x as the number of years after 19601960.
(b) If this model is accurate, what will be the country's total personal income in 20102010?
(c) In what year does the model predict the total personal income will reach $2222 trillion?
Year
Personal Income
19601960
412.7412.7
19701970
837.2837.2
19801980
2310.72310.7
19901990
4880.64880.6
20002000
8422.28422.2
20052005
10 comma 235.810,235.8