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Section5.2: Solving Inequalities By Multiplication And Division
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You buy a new car for $24,000. At the end of n years, the value of your car is given by the shown sequence. Find a5 and write a sentence explaining what this value represents. Describe the nth term of the sequence in terms of the value of your car at the end of each year.

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We have, the value of car at the end of n years is given by the  sequence

an=2400034n; n=1,2,3,4,.......

Now, substitute n=5 in the given sequence in order to find the value of a5 as

a5=24000345=24000·24310245695

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