document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485075>Question 485075</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Essay; show all work. Consider that the age, x, of a unicorn in human equivalent years can be given by the formula f(x) = - 0.001518x4 + 0.067326x3 – 1.4367x2 + 12.46x + 2.914. When a unicorn is 2.5 years old, what is its age in human equivalent years? What about when it is 12 years old? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #331871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=331871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Replace x with 2.5 to find f(2.5) and 12 to find f(12).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(2.5) = 26.0773<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(12) = 30.4113 (human years) </SPAN>\n" );
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