document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137004>Question 1137004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new car is purchased for 17000 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 13.5% per year. What will the value of the car be, to the nearest cent, after 12 years? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Original Price = $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if reduced by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >% each year,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after one year, this can be represented as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000+-+0.135%2A17000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000+-+0.135%2A17000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  or  $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%281+-+0.135%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%281+-+0.135%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or  $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.865%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.865%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WE THEN JUST MULTIPLY THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT BY<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0.865 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0.865\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > EACH YEAR<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "making a table\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "YEAR  |   AMOUNT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  |      $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  |     $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.865%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.865%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  |     $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  |      $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29%2A%280.865%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and so on<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WE CAN REWRITE THIS AS:  $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.8%29%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.8%29%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  WHERE <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SO AFTER <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > YEARS:  AMOUNT = $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2A%280.865%29%5E12++=++2982.92+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2A%280.865%29%5E12++=++2982.92+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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