College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.7 - Financial Models - 6.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 475: 34

Answer

$ 11.612\%$

Work Step by Step

The amount A after t years due to a principal P invested at an annual interest rate r, expressed as a decimal, compounded n times per year is $A=P\displaystyle \cdot\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt}$ --- We want $A=3P$, after $t=10$ years, with $n=1$ compounding period per year. $3P =P\displaystyle \left(1+\frac{r}{1}\right)^{10(1)} \quad/\div P$ $3=(1+r)^{10} \quad/ \sqrt[10]{...}$ $\sqrt[10]{3}=1+r\quad/-1$ $r=\sqrt[10]{3}-1\approx 0.11612$ $ r\approx 11.612\%$
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