SOLUTION: In 2010 your car was worth $12,000. In 2012 your car was worth $8,700. A)Suppose the value of your car decreased at a constant rate of change. Write a function f that determines

Question 1129312: In 2010 your car was worth $12,000. In 2012 your car was worth $8,700.
A)Suppose the value of your car decreased at a constant rate of change. Write a function f that determines the value of your car (in dollars) in terms of the number of years t since 2010.
B)Suppose the value of your car decreased exponentially. Write a function g that determines the value of your car (in dollars) in terms of the number of years t since 2010.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A)
Let = yrs since 2010
slope =

The vertical intercept must be , since
that is the value when

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B)

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check:

OK

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