The value of a car x years from now is given by v (x) = 2000 (0.75) x. What is the annual compound interest rate of depreciation?

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Harold

22 June, 18:49

The value of a car x years from now is given by v (x) = 2000 (0.75) x. What is the annual compound interest rate of depreciation?

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Hello! So because the value in the parenthesis is less than one, this represents exponential decay. 0.75 is 75% in decimal form. Percents are parts of 100. let's multiply that number from 100. 100 - 75 is 25. There. The rate of depreciation is 25%.