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Solve the Problem an=100,000(0.83)n1a _ { n } = 100,000 ( 0.83 ) ^ { n - 1 }

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Solve the problem.
-A farmer depreciates a $100,000 tractor. He estimates that the resale value of the tractor n years after purchase is 83% 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 after 7 years? Round to the nearest $1000.


A) a. an=100,000(0.83) n1a _ { n } = 100,000 ( 0.83 ) ^ { n - 1 }
b. $27,000\$ 27,000
B) a. an=100,000(0.83) n1a _ { n } = 100,000 ( 0.83 ) ^ { n - 1 }
b. $33,000\$ 33,000
C) a. an=100,000(0.83) na _ { n } = 100,000 ( 0.83 ) ^ { n }
b. $27,000\$ 27,000
D) a. an=100,000(83) na _ { n } = 100,000 ( 83 ) ^ { n }
b. $33,000\$ 33,000

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