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The rate of fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles has been decreasing for both automobiles and light trucks (pickups, sport-utility vehicles, and minivans). For the years 2007 through 2017, the function
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a. If this trend continued, predict the year in which the fatality rate for automobiles equaled the fatality rate for light trucks.
b. Use these equations to predict the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle-miles for automobiles and light trucks for the current year.
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