SOLUTION: a lamp is bought for 360$ and eight years later it is bought for 200$ find the depreciation equation? assuming the depreciation is linear find the value of it after the first

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Question 982128: a lamp is bought for 360$ and eight years later it is bought for 200$
find the depreciation equation?
assuming the depreciation is linear find the value of it after the first 5 years of ownership?


Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The depreciation/ yr =


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Let = depreciation after yrs



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The value after yrs =


$260

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