document.write( "Question 1176774: A school has just purchased new computer equipment for The graph shows the depreciation of the equipment over 5 years. The point (0, 20,000) represents the purchase price and the point (5, 0) represents when the equipment will be replaced. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models the value of the equipment, y, x years after purchase. Use the model to predict the value of the equipment after 3 years?
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #804258 by ikleyn(52777) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
\n" ); document.write( "

\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "From the post, the depreciation rate is   = 4000 monetary units per year.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE, the depreciation function is\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "    y = 20000 - 4000*x,\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "where x is the time in years after the starting moment.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "In 3 years,  y = 20000 - 4000*3 = 8000.\r\n" );
document.write( "

\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answered and solved.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );