document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263588>Question 263588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A school district purchases a high-volume printer, copier, and scanner for $25,000. After 10 years, the equipment will have to be replaced. Its value at that time is expected to be $2000. Write a linear equation giving the value V of the equipment during the 10 years it will be in use. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the time in years after the equipment <BR>\n" );
document.write( "was bought = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, for example, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > year after it was bought<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the value of the equipment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at any point in time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V%5B0%5D+=+25000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V%5B0%5D+=+25000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V%5B10%5D+=+2000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V%5B10%5D+=+2000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation to use is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28V+-+V%5B0%5D%29%2F%28t-+t%5B0%5D%29+=+%28V%5B10%5D+-+V%5B0%5D%29%2F%28t%5B10%5D+-+t%5B0%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28V+-+25000%29%2F%28t+-+0%29+=+%282000+-+25000%29%2F%2810+-+0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28V+-+25000%29%2F%28t+-+0%29+=+%282000+-+25000%29%2F%2810+-+0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28V+-+25000%29%2Ft+=+-23000%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28V+-+25000%29%2Ft+=+-23000%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+-+25000+=+-2300t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+-+25000+=+-2300t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+=+-2300t+%2B+25000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+=+-2300t+%2B+25000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll plot this (V is in thousands of dollars)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+500%2C+600%2C+-2%2C+12%2C+-2%2C+30%2C+-2.3x+%2B+25%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+500%2C+600%2C+-2%2C+12%2C+-2%2C+30%2C+-2.3x+%2B+25%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
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