Biologists have discovered that the shoulder height h (in centimeters) of a male Asian elephant can be modeled by h=62.5 to the power of three square root t +75.8, where it is the age (in years) of the elephant. Determine the age of an elephant with a shoulder height of 250 centimeters. Round your answer to the nearest 10th.

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Answer:

21.7 years

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]h=62.5 \sqrt[3]{t} +75.8\\ [/tex][tex]\sqrt[3]{t} +75.8[/tex]

h = 250 centimeters.

[tex]250=62.5\sqrt[3]{t} +75.8[/tex]

Subtract 75.8 on both sides to isolate the cubed root.

[tex]174.2=62.5\sqrt[3]{t} [/tex]

Divide both sides by 62.5. 62.5 will cancel out.

[tex]\frac{174.2}{62.5} =\frac{62.5\sqrt[3]{t} }{62.5} [/tex]

[tex]2.7872 = \sqrt[3]{t} [/tex]

Square both sides by three to cancel the cube root.

[tex](2.7872)^{3} =(\sqrt[3]{t})^{3} [/tex]

[tex]21.6523=t[/tex]

Round to the nearest tenth.

[tex]t=21.7[/tex]

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