The number of bald eagles in a state during the winters from 1996 to 2002 can be modeled by the quartic functionf(x)equals= -3.469x^4 + 35.593x^3 - 96.219x^2 + 41.937x + 179.369,where x is the number of years since 1996. Find the number of bald eagles in the state in the winter of 2001.

The number of bald eagles in the state in the winter of 2001is _____.