document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=498908>Question 498908</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) = - 0.002718x4 + 0.097326x3 – 1.3367x2 + 12.46x + 3.914. When a unicorn is 2.5 years old, what is its age in human equivalent years? What about when it is 12 years old?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337482 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=337482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Replace x with 2.5, then replace x with 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(2.5) = 28.1242<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(12) = 72.7681\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I swear, this question comes up a ton of algebra.com, and in my opinion it serves nearly no purpose because there are better ways to apply this mathematics. </SPAN>\n" );
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