he time it takes an average athlete to swim 100 meters freestyle at age x years can be modeled as t(x) = 0.181x² - 8.463x + 147.376 seconds.† (a) Numerically estimate to the nearest tenth the rate of change of the time for a 13-year-old swimmer to swim 100 meter seconds per year (of age) (b) Determine the percentage rate of change of swim time for a 13-year-old. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) % per year (of age)

he time it takes an average athlete to swim 100 meters freestyle at age x years can be modeled as t(x) = 0.181x² - 8.463x + 147.376 seconds.† (a) Numerically estimate to the nearest tenth the rate of change of the time for a 13-year-old swimmer to swim 100 meter seconds per year (of age) (b) Determine the percentage rate of change of swim time for a 13-year-old. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) % per year (of age)

College Algebra

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Author:Jay Abramson

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.7: Exponential And Logarithmic Models

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