A farmer depreciates a $ 100 , 000 tractor. He estimates that the resale value of the tractor n years after purchase is 85 % of its value from the previous year. a. Write a formula for the nth term of a sequence that represents the resale value of the tractor n years after purchase. b. What will the resale value be 5 yr after purchase? Round to the nearest $ 1000 .
A farmer depreciates a $ 100 , 000 tractor. He estimates that the resale value of the tractor n years after purchase is 85 % of its value from the previous year. a. Write a formula for the nth term of a sequence that represents the resale value of the tractor n years after purchase. b. What will the resale value be 5 yr after purchase? Round to the nearest $ 1000 .
Solution Summary: The author explains the formula for the nth term of the sequence.
A farmer depreciates a
$
100
,
000
tractor. He estimates that the resale value of the tractor
n
years after purchase is
85
%
of its value from the previous year.
a. Write a formula for the nth term of a sequence that represents the resale value of the tractor
n
years after purchase.
b. What will the resale value be
5
yr
after purchase? Round to the nearest
$
1000
.
Consider the function f(x) = x²-1.
(a) Find the instantaneous rate of change of f(x) at x=1 using the definition of the derivative.
Show all your steps clearly.
(b) Sketch the graph of f(x) around x = 1. Draw the secant line passing through the points on the
graph where x 1 and x->
1+h (for a small positive value of h, illustrate conceptually). Then,
draw the tangent line to the graph at x=1. Explain how the slope of the tangent line relates to the
value you found in part (a).
(c) In a few sentences, explain what the instantaneous rate of change of f(x) at x = 1 represents in
the context of the graph of f(x). How does the rate of change of this function vary at different
points?
1. The graph of ƒ is given. Use the graph to evaluate each of the following values. If a value does not exist,
state that fact.
и
(a) f'(-5)
(b) f'(-3)
(c) f'(0)
(d) f'(5)
2. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y = g(x) at x = 5 if g(5) = −3 and g'(5)
=
4.
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3. If an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y = f(x) at the point where x 2 is y = 4x — 5, find ƒ(2)
and f'(2).
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