Question

mary buys a used car
use the information below to answer both 8.a and 8.b
mary buys a used car worth $11,000. each year the car depreciates at an annual rate of 10%.
the value of the car can be represented by the function ( f ( t ) = 11,000 ( 1 - 0.10 ) ^ { t } ), where
is the number of years since the car was purchased.
question 15.a
question 15.b
what is the y - intercept of the graph, and what does it mean in the context of the problem?
a. the y - intercept is ( ( 0,11,000 ) ) and it represents the value of the car when mary
bought it.
b. the y - intercept is ( ( 0,11,000 ) ) and it represents the value of the car when mary
sold it.
c. the y - intercept is ( ( 11,000,0 ) ) and it represents the value of the car when mary
bought it.
d. the y - intercept is ( ( 11,000,0 ) ) and it represents the value of the car when mary
sold it.

Explanation:

Answer:

A. The y - intercept is (0, 11,000) and it represents the value of the car when Mary bought it.