5. Jerald is investigating the typical depreciation rate for the used automobile he intends to purchase next month. He has collected the following data about an automobile purchased in 1999 for 12,500. a. Using Jerald’s data, find the best-fit exponential equation for this deprecation using the substitution method. Must show work. b. Using the same data, get an equation using the calculator's regression feature. Then estimate the depreciated value of the automobile in 2010:

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation