2. DEER A park's deer population over five years can be modeled by
f(d) = -3d4 + 430 – 185d? + 350d – 59. .
Estimate f(3) and f(5), the populations in
the third and fifth years.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584

no solution exists the way you wrote the equation.