A farmer buys a new tractor for $145,000

and assumes that it will have a trade-in value of $82,000

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.

( answer in slope-intercept form.)

(B) What is the depreciated value of the tractor after 6 years?

The depreciated value of the tractor after 6

years is .

(C) When will the depreciated value fall below $60,000?

The depreciated value will fall below $60,000

during the nothing th

year.

(Round up to the nearest integer.)