Answer: 13.29%
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula to calculate the compound amount (compounded continuously) is given by :-
, where P is the principal amount , r is the rate of interest ( in decimal) and t is the time period.
Given : P= $ 35,000 , A= $257,000 and t=15 years
To find : r , we substitute all the values in the above formula , we get

Taking natural log on both the sides , we get

Hence, the annual interest rate = 13.29%
Y=4x-14 to find the slope you need to do
rise/run and to find b you need to see where the line crosses the y axis
First, for end behavior, the highest power of x is x^3 and it is positive. So towards infinity, the graph will be positive, and towards negative infinity the graph will be negative (because this is a cubic graph)
To find the zeros, you set the equation equal to 0 and solve for x
x^3+2x^2-8x=0
x(x^2+2x-8)=0
x(x+4)(x-2)=0
x=0 x=-4 x=2
So the zeros are at 0, -4, and 2. Therefore, you can plot the points (0,0), (-4,0) and (2,0)
And we can plug values into the original that are between each of the zeros to see which intervals are positive or negative.
Plugging in a -5 gets us -35
-1 gets us 9
1 gets us -5
3 gets us 21
So now you know end behavior, zeroes, and signs of intervals
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The total surface area of the cylinder would be 748 sq inches. I have attached a picture of the work in case you need it. I hope this helps. :)