Respuesta :
Answer:
a) V(3) = 8.6.
b) The resale value will be 7.3 thousand dollars at the start of 2015.
c) [tex]t(V) = \frac{12.5 - V}{1.3}[/tex]
d) 2017
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following function:
[tex]V(t) = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
(a) Calculate V(3).
This is V when t = 3. So
[tex]V(3) = 12.5 - 1.3(3) = 8.6[/tex]
So
V(3) = 8.6.
(b) In what year will the resale value be 7.3 thousand dollars?
t years after the start of 2011, and t is found when [tex]V(t) = 7.3[/tex]. So
[tex]V(t) = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
[tex]7.3 = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
[tex]1.3t = 5.2[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{5.2}{1.3}[/tex]
[tex]t = 4[/tex]
2011 + 4 = 2015
The resale value will be 7.3 thousand dollars at the start of 2015.
(c) Solve for t in the formula above to obtain a formula expressing t as a function of V.
[tex]V(t) = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
[tex]1.3t(V) = 12.5 - V[/tex]
[tex]t(V) = \frac{12.5 - V}{1.3}[/tex]
(d) In what year will the resale value be 3.4 thousand dollars?
t years after 2011, and t is found t when [tex]V = 3.4[/tex]. So
[tex]V(t) = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
[tex]3.9 = 12.5 - 1.3t[/tex]
[tex]1.3t = 8.6[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{8.6}{1.3}[/tex]
[tex]t = 6.62[/tex]
2011 + 6.62 = 2017
So the year is 2017.
