Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Graphs of Functions - Exercise Set - Page 124: 48

Answer

$16$ and $74$ are a pair of such ages, for which there are 526.4 accidents per 50 million miles driven. (sample answer)

Work Step by Step

Given the vertical lines through x=16 and x=74, the line through the intersection points with the graph seems horizontal, so we calculate $f(16)=0.4(16^{2})-36(16)+1000=526.4$ $f(74)=0.4(74^{2})-36(74)+1000=526.4$ Thus, $16$ and $74$ are a pair of such ages, for which there are 526.4 accidents per 50 million miles driven.
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