SOLUTION: A new car worth $45,000 is depreciating in value by $3000 per year. a. Write a formula that models the car’s value, y, in dollars, after x years. b. Use the formula from part (

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Question 1191956: A new car worth $45,000 is depreciating in value by $3000 per year.
a. Write a formula that models the car’s value, y, in dollars, after x years.
b. Use the formula from part (a) to determine after how many years the car’s value will be
$9000.
c. Graph the formula in part (a) in the first quadrant of a rectangular coordinate system then
show your solution to part (b) on the graph.

Answer by ikleyn(52799)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The formula is

    y = 45000 - 3000*x.


You do the rest.


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