Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321867327
ISBN 13: 978-0-32186-732-2

Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.1 Graphing and Functions - Exercise Set 7.1 - Page 420: 82

Answer

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Work Step by Step

According to the graph drivers at the age of $16$ and $74$ have the same number of accidents. Plugging these values into the function we get: $f(16)=0.4(16)^2-36(16)+1000=526.4$ $f(74)=0.4(74)^2-36(74)+1000=526.4$ Thus our assumption was correct.
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