Acertain car depreciates such that its value at the end of each year is p % less than its value at the end of the previous year. if that car was worth a dollars on december 31, 2010 and was worth b dollars on december 31, 2011, what was the car worth on december 31, 2013 in terms of a and b ?

b(b/a)^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the value of the car depreciates such that its value at the end of each year is p % less than its value at the end of the previous year and that car was worth a dollars on December 31, 2010 and was worth b dollars on December 31, 2011, then

b = a - (p% × a) = a(1-p%)

b/a = 1 - p%

p% = 1 - b/a = (a-b)/a

Let the worth of the car on December 31, 2012 be c

then

c = b - (b × p%) = b(1-p%)

Let the worth of the car on December 31, 2013 be d

then

d = c - (c × p%)

d = c(1-p%)

d = b(1-p%)(1-p%)

d = b(1-p%)^2

d = b(1- (a-b)/a)^2

d = b((a-a+b)/a)^2

d = b(b/a)^2 = b^3/a^2

The car's worth on December 31, 2013 =  b(b/a)^2 = b^3/a^2

c.

step-by-step explanation:

because first you have to add the 4x, 9x, and the 7x together and you get 20x and then you add the last numbers up and you get 5and then you put the subtraction sign in there and that's how you get the answer.