Question

on an expressway, the recommended safe distance between cars in feet is given by 0.019v^2+v+14, where v is the speed of the car in miles per hour. Find the safe distance when the following takes place( round answer to three decimal places). v=35 mph ____ft.? and v=55mph _____ft.?

Answer 1

well, just plug in your numbers:

f(35) = 0.019*35^2 + 35 + 14 = 72.275
and so on with other values