Answers:
- a) 15000 represents the starting amount
- b) The decay rate is 16%, which means the car loses 16% of its value each year.
- c) x is the number of years
- d) f(x) is the value of the car after x years have gone by
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Explanation:
We have the function f(x) = 15000(0.84)^x. If we plug in x = 0, then we get,
f(x) = 15000(0.84)^x
f(0) = 15000(0.84)^0
f(0) = 15000(1)
f(0) = 15000
In the third step, I used the idea that any nonzero value to the power of 0 is always 1. The rule is x^0 = 1 for any nonzero x.
So that's how we get the initial value of the car. The car started off at $15,000.
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The growth or decay rate depends entirely on the base of the exponential, which is 0.84; compare it to 1+r and we see that 1+r = 0.84 solves to r = -0.16 which converts to -16%. The negative indicates the value is going down each year. So we have 16% decay or the value is going down 16% per year.
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The value of x is the number of years. In the first section, x = 0 represented year 0 or the starting year. If x = 1, then one full year has passed by. For x = 2, we have two full years pass by, and so on.
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The value of f(x) is the value of the car after x years have gone by. We found that f(x) = 15000 when x = 0. In other words, at the start the car is worth $15,000. Plugging in other x values leads to other f(x) values. For example, if x = 2, then you should find that f(x) = 10584. This means the car is worth $10,584 after two years.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is incomplete. Here is the complete question
On a flight New York to London an airplane travels at a constant speed. An equation relating the distance traveled in miles d to the number of hours flying t is t= 1/500d. How long will it take the airplane to travel 800 miles?
Speed is the change in distance if a body with respect to time. It is expressed mathematically according to the question as t = 1/500 × d
To determine the time it will take to travel 800miles, we will substitute d = 800 into the modeled equation.
t = 1/500 × 800
t = 800/500
t = 8/5
t = 1.6
Answer:
3/8
Step-by-step explanation:
3/4*1/2=3/8
3/8*1=3/8
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To solve this question, find the roots and create test intervals.
Evaluation: -4<x<3/2
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1g-1.5=-4g-4 (distribute 1/2 and -4 inside their respective parenthesis)
1g=-4g-2.5 (add 1.5 to -4)
5g=-2.5 (add 4g to 1g)
g=-0.5 (divide both sides by 5)
