The dollar value v(t) of a certain car model that is t years old is given by the following exponential function.

v(t) = 32,000(0.95)^t

find the initial value of the car and the value after 13 years.
round your answers to the nearest dollar as necessary.

v(0) = 32,000 . . . dollars

v(13) = 16,427 . . . dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

The initial value is the value of the function for t=0. Put that into the formula and evaluate.

v(0) = 32,000(0.95^0) = 32,000 . . . . dollars

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The value after 13 years is the function value for t=13. Put that into the formula and evaluate.

v(13) = 32,000(0.95^13) ≈ 32,000·0.513342 ≈ 16,427 . . . . dollars

A) car one is linear because it decreases the same amount every year.  

    car two decreases by the same ratio so it's exponential.  

B) for car one y = -6,000x + 38,000 (y is the value after x years, -6,000 is what it changes by every year, and 38,000 is the amount of year 0)

   for car two y = (44,000) (17/20)x-1 (y is the value after x years, 44,000 is the amount on year 0, and 17/20 is the ratio)

C) after 5 years car one will be 8,000

    after 5 years car two will be about 16,860

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.