16. financial literacy a specific car's fuel economy in miles per gallon can be
approximated by f(x) = 0.56x4 - 0.18x3 - 0.016x2 + 1.38x - 0.38,
where x represents the car's speed in miles per hour. determine the fuel economy
when the car is traveling 40, 50, and 60 miles per hour.

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step-by-step explanation:

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u take $75 minus $60.the anwer/original($75)multiply by 100

step-by-step explanation:

part a. the differences are decreasing, so we know the sequence is not arithmetic. the ratios are constant (=3/4), so we know the sequence is geometric.

part b. from part a, we know the common ratio is 3/4, so each term is 3/4 of the one before. the initial term is the number of gallons at h=1.

g[h] = (3/4)·g[h-1]

g[1] = 384 . . . . initial value required for a recursive definition

part c. the general formula for a geometric sequence is

a[n] = a[1]·r^(n-1)

we have a[1] = 384, r = 3/4, and the term number given by h. the formula that follows is

g[h] = 384·(3/4)^(h-1)

part d. filling in the value and doing the arithmetic, we have

g[12] = 384·(3/4)^11 ≈ 384·0.042235136 ≈ 16.2183 . . gallons

part e. each gallon is 4 quarts, so

16.2183 gal × 4 qt/gal = 64.8732 qt