Sydney bought a new car for $32,000.00. If the car depreciates in value by 8% each year, the situation can be modeled by the function f(x)=32,000(0.92)x

. Complete the table to find the value of the car to the nearest cent after three years.

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The value of the car after three years is $
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To find the value of the car after three years using the function \( f(x) = 32,000(0.92)^x \), we will substitute \( x = 3 \) into the function.

\[ f(3) = 32,000(0.92)^3 \]

First, calculate \( (0.92)^3 \):

\[ (0.92)^3 = 0.778688 \]

Now, multiply this by 32,000:

\[ f(3) = 32,000 \times 0.778688 \approx 24,980.00 \]

Therefore, the value of the car after three years is approximately:

\[ \text{The value of the car after three years is } $24,980.00. \]