SOLUTION: Ryan buys a computer system for $3800. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $400 per year. Let “y” be the declared value of the computer after “x

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Question 633028: Ryan buys a computer system for $3800. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $400 per year. Let “y” be the declared value of the computer after “x” years.
Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form to model the value of the computer over time

Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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The declared value (in $) is y=3800 for x=0.
After x years, the declared value has decreased by $400x to
y=3800-400x or in a more conventional linear equation in slope-intercept form
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