8. A farmer buys a new tractor for $158,000 and assumes that it will have a trade-in value of $78,000 after 10 years. Th

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8. A farmer buys a new tractor for $158,000 and assumes that it will have a trade-in value of $78,000 after 10 years. Th

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8. A farmer buys a new tractor for $158,000 and assumes that it will have a trade-in value of $78,000 after 10 years. The farmer uses a constant rate of depreciation to determine the annual value of the tractor.
a. Find a linear model for the depreciated value V of the tractor t years after it was purchased.
b. What is the depreciated value of the tractor after 6 years?
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