SOLUTION: Ryan buys a computer system for $3800. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $400 per year. Let “y” be the declared value of the computer after “x
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Question 633028: Ryan buys a computer system for $3800. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $400 per year. Let “y” be the declared value of the computer after “x” years.
Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form to model the value of the computer over time
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The declared value (in $) is for .
After years, the declared value has decreased by $ to
or in a more conventional linear equation in slope-intercept form
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