The function E = x2 - 5x + 41
models the
relationship between E, the earnings in millions of
dollars of a company, and x, the number of years
since the company was created.
After how many years is the company's earnings
$77 million?

Identify the function that contains the data in the following table: x     -2         0         2         3         5     f(x)     5         3         1         2         4     possible answers: f(x) = |x| + 1 f(x) = |x - 2| f(x) = |x - 2| - 1 f(x) = |x - 2| + 1