document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401564>Question 401564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i have a graph,the following graph shows the depriciation for a corprate airplane from 2006 to 2009. the plane was purchases new in 2006;therefore,x=0 represents the year 2006. x-axis(horizontal)= years starting from 0=2006 and increasing by 0.5 years Y-axis(vertical)= price in $ amounts \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) list the coordinates of two points on the graph in (x,y) form?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         (1.0__,_228000____), (__3.0,_204000___)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Find the slope(rate of depriciation) of this Line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)Find the equation of this line in slope-intercept form.. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1.0__,_228000____), (__3.0,_204000___)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Find the slope(rate of depriciation) of this Line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (208000-204000)/(3-1) = 4000/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of this line in slope-intercept form..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "228000 = (4000/3)(1) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 22666.67<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2000/3)x+22666.67<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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