Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 12.1 Exercises - Page 852: 79

Answer

a. $P_{1}=35,700$, $P_{2}=36,414$, $P_{3}=37,142$, $P_{4}=37,885$, $P_{5}=38,643$ b. $P_{10}=42,665$.

Work Step by Step

a. Using our calculator, $P_{n}=35000(1.02)^{n},$ $P_{1}=35,700$, $P_{2}=36,414$, $P_{3}=37,142$, $P_{4}=37,885$, $P_{5}=38,643$ b. 2014 is 10 years after 2004, n=10, $P_{10}=42,665$.
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