In: Advanced Math
The following table shows the rate R of vehicular involvement in traffic accidents (per 100,000,000 vehicle-miles) as a function of vehicular speed s, in miles per hour, for commercial vehicles driving at night on urban streets.
Speed s | Accident rate R |
---|---|
20 | 1500 |
25 | 650 |
30 | 200 |
35 | 400 |
40 | 650 |
45 | 1300 |
(a) Use regression to find a quadratic model for the data.
(Round the regression parameters to two decimal places.)
R =
(b) Calculate
R(65).
(Round your answer to two decimal places.)
R(65) =
Explain what your answer means in practical terms.
Commercial vehicles driving at night on urban streets at miles per hour have traffic accidents at a rate of per 100,000,000 vehicle miles.
(c) At what speed is vehicular involvement in traffic accidents
(for commercial vehicles driving at night on urban streets) at a
minimum? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
mph