document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119117>Question 1119117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company paid &#8203;$150,000 for a new&#8203; 18-wheeler. When it is 9 years old it will be worth &#8203;$42,000. Using&#8203; straight-line depreciation, the value of the truck in&#8203; dollars, V, is a linear function of its age in&#8203; years, n. Find the function and the value when the truck is 4 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, 150000) and (9, 42000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting with slope-intercept form,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply and then find V when t=4. </SPAN>\n" );
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