document.write( "Question 809654: At the Autosport Show in Birmingham, England, in January 2001, karting champion Stuart Ziemelis demonstrated an electric race kart with a top speed of over 100 mph and acceleration from 0-60 mph in less than 4 seconds. The difference between the race kart’s speed S and its top speed can be modeled by (100 - S) = 100(0.795)t, where t is the time in seconds after the start. Predict the electric race kart’s speed after 8 seconds.
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At the Autosport Show in Birmingham, England, in January 2001, karting champion Stuart Ziemelis demonstrated an electric race kart with a top speed of over 100 mph and acceleration from 0-60 mph in less than 4 seconds. The difference between the race kart’s speed S and its top speed can be modeled by (100 - S) = 100(0.795)t, where t is the time in seconds after the start. Predict the electric race kart’s speed after 8 seconds.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(100 - S) = 100(0.795)^t
\n" ); document.write( "100-S = 100(0.795)^8
\n" ); document.write( "100 - S = 100*0.1596
\n" ); document.write( "100 - S = 15.96
\n" ); document.write( "S = 100 - 15.96
\n" ); document.write( "S = 84.04 mph
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