the value of a car decreases every year according to the function
V(t)=26000x^t
Where V is the value of the car in euros, t is the number of years after it was first bought and x is a constant
Write down the value of the car when it was first bought?
well, what is x^0 ?
To find the value of the car when it was first bought, we need to substitute the value of t = 0 into the function V(t) = 26000x^t.
When t = 0, the equation becomes:
V(0) = 26000x^0
Since any number raised to the power of 0 is equal to 1, we get:
V(0) = 26000(1)
Therefore, the value of the car when it was first bought is 26000 euros.