Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - Exercise Set - Page 1050: 80

Answer

At the end of the year, the value of the car is $\dfrac{3}{4}$ of the value of the previous year.

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $a_5=25,000 (\dfrac{3}{4})^5 \approx 5933$ and $a_{n+1}=25,000 (\dfrac{3}{4})^{n+1}$ or, $a_{n+1}=25,000 (\dfrac{3}{4})^{n} \cdot (3/4) \approx 5933$ Thus, $a_{n+1}=a_n (\dfrac{3}{4})$ This implies that at the end of the year the value of the car is $\dfrac{3}{4}$ of the value of the previous year.
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