Consider that the age, x, of a unicorn in human equivalent years can be given by the formula f(x) = - 0.0021718x4 + 0.027326x3 – 0.3367x2 + 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?

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mertsj · Answer

Replace x with 2.5 and evaluate the polynomial.
The replace x with 12 and evaluate the polynonmial

anonymous · Answer

Yes , thank you , I just finished working it like that. got a little confused as to what to do....

mertsj · Answer

yw

mertsj · Answer

I got 36.6 for the first one.  What did you get?