Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.1 Graphing and Functions - Exercise Set 7.1 - Page 420: 79

Answer

The value of $f\left( 20 \right)$is 440 and 20 years old drivers have 440 accidents per 50 million miles, which is represented in coordinate as $\left( 20,440 \right)$.

Work Step by Step

Consider the given function: $f\left( x \right)=0.4{{x}^{2}}-36x+1000$ Substitute, the value of x as 20 in the above equation. $\begin{align} & f\left( 20 \right)=0.4{{\left( 20 \right)}^{2}}-36\left( 20 \right)+1000 \\ & =160-720+1000 \\ & =440 \end{align}$ Here, the coordinate of the point on the graph f is $\left( 20,440 \right)$. It indicates that if the age of the driver is 20, then a number of accidents is 440 per 50 million miles. Hence, the value of $f\left( 20 \right)$is 440 and the drivers have 440 accidents per 50 million miles.
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