can anyone help me with solving problems with Exponential and Logarithmic
Still Need Help?
Join the QuestionCove community and study together with friends!
Sign Up
OpenStudy (anonymous):
whats the prob be?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
holly wants to save money for an emergency. holly invests $1200 in an account that pays an interest rate of 4%.
how many years will it take for the account to reach $15,400? round your answer to the nearest hundredth
OpenStudy (amistre64):
15400=1200(1.04)^t
OpenStudy (amistre64):
154
---- = 1.04^t
12
OpenStudy (amistre64):
t = log1.04(154/12)
Still Need Help?
Join the QuestionCove community and study together with friends!
Sign Up
OpenStudy (anonymous):
140.714 is what i got. correct?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
we can do change of base to be able to do this on a calculator...
OpenStudy (amistre64):
log(154/12)
----------
log(1.04)
OpenStudy (amistre64):
65.07 years?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
you can always double check by plugging your answer into the original...
Still Need Help?
Join the QuestionCove community and study together with friends!
Sign Up
OpenStudy (amistre64):
15400 ?=? 1200(1.04)^(65.07)
OpenStudy (amistre64):
15400.706
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so 65.07 is correct?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
i believe it is..... but i dont know how your program accepts its answers.... it may be off by 1/100
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it was right!
Still Need Help?
Join the QuestionCove community and study together with friends!
Sign Up
OpenStudy (amistre64):
yay!!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You invest $4,900 in an account that pays an interest rate of 5.5%, compounded continuously. Calculate the balance of your account after 6 years. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth,
OpenStudy (amistre64):
cant get medals if no new questions are posted lol.....
OpenStudy (amistre64):
pert again....
OpenStudy (amistre64):
4900(e^(.055)(6))
Still Need Help?
Join the QuestionCove community and study together with friends!
Sign Up
OpenStudy (amistre64):
plug that into google and the calc will spit back an answer