Solve the problem.The table shows the population of a certain city in various years. The population of the city f(x), in hundreds of thousands, can be modeled by f(x) = axb, where x represents the number of years since 1980. Estimate the population of the city in the year 2000. (You will first need to use regression to estimate the values of a and b).
A. 1,039,176
B. 1,095,391
C. 1,205,444
D. 1,163,877
Answer: B
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f
and 
f(x) = -x3 - 6x2 - 4x + 3
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