Exponential.

One way to think about this, is to ask how much you will lose each year. The first year you're losing 20% of $20,000 ($4,000). The second year you're losing 20% of 16,000 ($3,200). The dollar value your car loses each year diminishes exponentially, so it is not a linear but an exponential function.

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3 years ago

An alligator's tail length, T, varies directly as its body length, B. An alligator with a body length of 4.5 feet has a tail

Amiraneli [1.4K]

If and only if it is a proportional relationship, the problem can be solved by creating a proportion of B1/T1=B2/T2. This can also be expressed as 4.5/3.5=5.4/x given the values. You must cross multiply, so 4.5x=3.5(5.4). This simplifies to x=4.2. So, the tail length would be 4.2 feet.

Hope this helps.

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