Paying off Debt Write an explicit rule in function notation for the arithmetic sequence.
1. A student loan needs to be paid off beginning the first year after
graduation. Beginning at Year 1, there is $52,000 remaining to
be paid. The graduate makes regular payments of $8,000 each 60
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year. The graph shows the sequence,
45
f(x)
30
Remaining amount ($1000s)
•(1,52)
• (2, 11)
(3, 36)
(4,28)
15
0
2
3
4
Time (years)