Answer:
Option D.The decrease in the value of the car, which is 8%
Step-by-step explanation:
we have a exponential function of the form
where
y is the value of the car
x is the time in years
a is the initial value
b is the base
r is the rate of decrease
b=1+r
In this problem we have
a=$24,000 initial value of the car
b=0.92
so
0.92=1+r
r=0.92-1=-0.08=-8%-----> is negative because is a rate of decrease
It's a parallelogram so if one angle is 90 degrees they all will be because of transverse angles and all that good stuff.
So we're given the diagonal of a rectangle and one side and we're asked to find the other. The diagonal of a rectangle is the hypotenuse of the right triangle whose legs are the sides of the rectangle. So this is a Pythagorean Theorem question in disguise:
Answer: 140 cm
I don't recall seeing this Pythagorean Triple before.