Problema Solution

For the years 1985-2001 the average salary for a major league baseball player can be modeled by 7x^2-4x+392 where x is the number of yearssince 19ofand y the amount ppad. Find the year when the average salary was $1904000.

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Assuming x is the number of years after 1985 and x > 0 we solve:

7x^2-4x+392 = 1904000

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x = 522 years

522 years after 1985 is 2507.

The average salary will be $190400 in the year of 2057.