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 5 significant digits.
A. a ? 2.1375, b ? 0.44316
B. a ? 1.7025, b ? 0.53750
C. a ? 2.6352, b ? 0.47558
D. a ? 1.8506, b ? 0.51209
Answer: C
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