SOLUTION: 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. Whe

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Question 485075: 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?

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Replace x with 2.5 to find f(2.5) and 12 to find f(12).

f(2.5) = 26.0773
f(12) = 30.4113 (human years)