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 1600 25 750 30 300 35 300 40 650 45 1400 (a) Use regression to find a quadratic model for the data. (Round the regression parameters to two decimal places.) R =          (b) Calculate  R(60).  (Round your answer to two decimal places.) R(60) =  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

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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 1600
25 750
30 300
35 300
40 650
45 1400
(a) Use regression to find a quadratic model for the data. (Round the regression parameters to two decimal places.)
R = 
 
 
 
 



(b) Calculate 
R(60).
 (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
R(60) = 


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
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