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Step-by-step explanation:
Part A:
car 1 => exponential function
car 2=> linear function
Part B:
car 1 => the function f(x) = 45,000 • (0.9)^x
car 2= > the function f(x) = 45,000 - (3,000)x
Part C:
after 13 years, the value of :
car 1 => 45,000 • (0.9)^13 = $ 11,438.40
car 2=> 45,000 - (3,000)(13) = $ 6,000
the difference is = 11,438.40 - 6,000
= $ 5,438.40
its better to Belinda to purchase car 1.
the equilibrium point, is when Demand = Supply, namely, when the amount of "Q"uantity demanded by customers is the same as the Quantity supplied by vendors.
That occurs when both of these equations are equal to each other.
let's do away with the denominators, by multiplying both sides by the LCD of all fractions, in this case, 12.
![\bf \stackrel{\textit{Supply}}{-\cfrac{3}{4}Q+35}~~=~~\stackrel{\textit{Demand}}{\cfrac{2}{3}Q+1}\implies \stackrel{\textit{multiplying by 12}}{12\left( -\cfrac{3}{4}Q+35 \right)=12\left( \cfrac{2}{3}Q+1 \right)} \\\\\\ -9Q+420=8Q+12\implies 408=17Q\implies \cfrac{408}{17}=Q\implies \boxed{24=Q} \\\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{using the found Q in the Demand equation}}{P=\cfrac{2}{3}(24)+1}\implies P=16+1\implies \boxed{P=17} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ ~\hfill \stackrel{Equilibrium}{(24,17)}~\hfill](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7BSupply%7D%7D%7B-%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7DQ%2B35%7D~~%3D~~%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7BDemand%7D%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7DQ%2B1%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Bmultiplying%20by%2012%7D%7D%7B12%5Cleft%28%20-%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7DQ%2B35%20%5Cright%29%3D12%5Cleft%28%20%5Ccfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7DQ%2B1%20%5Cright%29%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20-9Q%2B420%3D8Q%2B12%5Cimplies%20408%3D17Q%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B408%7D%7B17%7D%3DQ%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7B24%3DQ%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Busing%20the%20found%20Q%20in%20the%20Demand%20equation%7D%7D%7BP%3D%5Ccfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D%2824%29%2B1%7D%5Cimplies%20P%3D16%2B1%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7BP%3D17%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20~%5Chfill%20%5Cstackrel%7BEquilibrium%7D%7B%2824%2C17%29%7D~%5Chfill)
The answer is x=0 hope this helps