document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=606802>Question 606802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new car valued at $26,000 depriciates at a rate of 10% per year.  How much will the car be worth (a) when it's 8 years old.  (b) when it's 9 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a question on my geometric sequences assignment.  I don't have any examples of this in my notebook and I can't really figure out how to solve it using the rules of geometric sequences. Could anyone explain how to solve it to me please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #382249 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=382249\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the value of the car next year, is 90% (100% - 10%) of this year's value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the ratio of the terms in the g. sequence is .9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at 8 yrs ___ value = $26,000 * .9^8  (similarly for 9 yrs) </SPAN>\n" );
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