Question: The black curve in the graph below is given by y = 1 . 9 e - 0 . 8 1 x - 3 .

The black curve in the graph below is given by
y=1.9e-0.81x-3.9e-0.64x
a) Find dydx and d2ydx2 at x=1.3. Round your answers to at least 5 significant figures.
b) Find the linear approximation L(x)(the equation of the tangent line plotted in dotted blue) to y centred at x=1.3(the x-coordinate of the red point). Round all coefficients to at least 5 significant figures.
L(x)=
c) Find the quadratic approximation Q(x)(the equation of the osculating quadratic function plotted in dashed green) to y centred at x=1.3. Round all coefficients to at least 5 significant figures.
Q(x)=
d) Use the linear approximation from (b) and the quadratic approximation from (c) to estimate the x-value that gives y=-0.78. Round your answers to at least 3 significant figures.
Linear approximation: x~~
Quadratic approximation: x~~
The black curve in the graph below is given by y

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