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document.write( "Consolidate Shirt Works uses the function given by V(t)= -2000t + 15,000 to determine the salvage value V(t), in dollars, of a color separator t years after it has been put into use. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) What does the slope (coefficient of x) represent? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) What do the x- and y-intercepts represent? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #318924 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=318924\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consolidate Shirt Works uses the function given by V(t)= -2000t + 15,000 to determine the salvage value V(t), in dollars, of a color separator t years after it has been put into use. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) What does the slope (coefficient of x) represent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each year the separator value goes down $2000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What do the x- and y-intercepts represent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept:  The year when the value of the separator is zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept: The original value of the separator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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