he value of a baseball player's rookie card began to increase once the player retired. When he retired in 1999 his card was worth $7.81. The value has increased by $1.28 each year since then. Express the relationship relating the value of the card y in dollars and the number of years x the player has been in retirement with an equation. Is the relationship between x and y proportional? What was the value of the card in 2005? Question content area bottom Part 1 Express the relationship with an equation.