Q. The price value, V, of a car that is t years old is given by V=J(t)=17000−3100t. Find the domain and range of f(t).
Identify Domain: Identify the domain of the function V=J(t)=17000−3100t. Since t represents the age of the car in years, t must be a non-negative number. Therefore, the domain is all non-negative real numbers, or t≥0.
Find Upper Limit: Determine when the car value becomes zero or negative to find the upper limit of the domain.Set V=0 and solve for t:0=17000−3100t,3100t=17000,t=310017000,t=5.48.Since a car can't be partially a year old in this context, we consider t up to 5 years.
More problems from Write and solve direct variation equations