document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130110>Question 130110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Where do I begin with this equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  The value of a home bought in 1990 appreciates, or increases as time passes. Seven years after it was bought, the house was worth $165,000. Twelve years after the purchase of the house, the house was worth $180,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. If the relationshi is LINEAR, write an equation that describes this relationship.(HINT: Start by writing two ordered pairs!)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Estimate the value of the house in the year 2005, which is 15 years after the purchase of the home. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have two points (7,165000), (12,180000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 15000/5 = 3000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "165000 = 3000*7 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 144000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value = 3000(years after purchase) + 144000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Estimate the value of the house in the year 2005, which is 15 years after the purchase of the home.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(15) = 3000*15 + 144000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(15) = 45000+144000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(15) = 189000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "San H. </SPAN>\n" );
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