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I believe I have solved this problem in the past. When the unicorn's age is 2.5 years, the human's age is given by f(2.5) = -0.003518(2.5)^4 + 0.087326(2.5)^3 - 1.3367(2.5)^2 + 12.46(2.5) + 2.914 (whatever that value is, I don't have my TI-Nspire with me to input functions and evaluate them...).\r
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