Solve the problem.The table shows the population of a certain city in various different years. Use regression to find values for a and b so that f(x) = axb models this data, where x represents the number of years since 1980 and f(x) is the population of the city in hundreds of thousands. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.

A. a ? 2.6352, b ? 0.4756
B. a ? 2.1375, b ? 0.4432
C. a ? 1.8506, b ? 0.5121
D. a ? 1.7025, b ? 0.5375


Answer: A

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