document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=779936>Question 779936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A businesswoman buys a $12,000 computer system. The value of the system is considered to depreciate by a fixed amount, which is 10% of the purchase price each year over a ten-year period. (This method of determining the value is called straight-line depreciation.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Express the value of the computer system as a function of the number of years since its purchase. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Express the value of the computer system as a function of the number of years since its purchase.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V(x) = 12,000*0.90^x where x = [0,1,2...9,10]<BR>\n" );
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