SOLUTION: For the first six years, the loan value of a Corvette is determined by the formula V=-4000a + 50000, where V is the value and a is the age of the car in years. What was its origin

SOLUTION: For the first six years, the loan value of a Corvette is determined by the formula V=-4000a + 50000, where V is the value and a is the age of the car in years. What was its origin

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Question 329983: For the first six years, the loan value of a Corvette is determined by the formula V=-4000a + 50000, where V is the value and a is the age of the car in years. What was its original value? What is its value when it is 5 years old?
Thank you,
Shelley E.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Original value is $50,000 when a=0
50000-4000*5
=50000-20000
=$30,000. when 5 yrs old.
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Ed
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