The table shows the value of a car, in thousands of dollars, each year after it was purchased. Plot the data values, and find a line that fits the data.
age (years)
0
1
value (thousands
of dollars)
30.0
22.5
19.0
16.0
13.5
11.4
2
3
4
5
20
car value (thousands of dollars)
12
2 3 4 5 6
vehicle age (years)
b.
Write an equation for the linear function, C, that gives the value of the car, in thousands of
dollars, when its age ist years.
What does C(6) mean in this situation? What is the value of C(6)?
C.
d
In this situation, what does the solution to the equation C(t) = 2 tell us? Find that
solution
e
Write an equation that would allow us to find the age of the car when we know C(t).