(3x+2)^4 Can someone help me with this answer !
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Answer:
Collin: about $401 thousand
Cameron: about $689 thousand
Step-by-step explanation:
A situation in which doubling time is constant is a situation that can be modeled by an exponential function. Here, you're given an exponential function, though you're not told what the variables mean. That function is ...
In this context, P0 is the initial salary, t is years, and d is the doubling time in years. The function gives P(t), the salary after t years. In this problem, the value of t we're concerned with is the difference between age 22 and age 65, that is, 43 years.
In Collin's case, we have ...
P0 = 55,000, t = 43, d = 15
so his salary at retirement is ...
P(43) = $55,000(2^(43/15)) ≈ $401,157.89
In Cameron's case, we have ...
P0 = 35,000, t = 43, d = 10
so his salary at retirement is ...
P(43) = $35,000(2^(43/10)) ≈ $689,440.87
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Sometimes we like to see these equations in a form with "e" as the base of the exponential. That form is ...
If we compare this equation to the one above, we find the growth factors to be ...
2^(t/d) = e^(kt)
Factoring out the exponent of t, we find ...
(2^(1/d))^t = (e^k)^t
That is, ...
2^(1/d) = e^k . . . . . match the bases of the exponential terms
(1/d)ln(2) = k . . . . . take the natural log of both sides
So, in Collin's case, the equation for his salary growth is
k = ln(2)/15 ≈ 0.046210
P(t) = 55,000e^(0.046210t)
and in Cameron's case, ...
k = ln(2)/10 ≈ 0.069315
P(t) = 35,000e^(0.069315t)
Answers:
- b = -19
- b = -11
- b = -9
- b = 19
- b = 11
- b = 9
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Explanation:
Here are all the ways to multiply to 18 when using integers only:
- -1*(-18) = 18
- -2*(-9) = 18
- -3*(-6) = 18
- 1*18 = 18
- 2*9 = 18
- 3*6 = 18
Sum each pair of factors to find out a possible value of b.
- -1 + (-18) = -19
- -2 + (-9) = -11
- -3 + (-6) = -9
- 1 + 18 = 19
- 2 + 9 = 11
- 3 + 6 = 9
Therefore, the possible values of b are
- b = -19
- b = -11
- b = -9
- b = 19
- b = 11
- b = 9
which are the final answers.
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An example:
Let's say b = 11. This would mean becomes
It would factor to since it was stated earlier that:
2+9 = 11
2 * 9 = 18
You can use the FOIL rule, distributive property, or the box method to confirm that is a true equation for all real numbers x.
This same idea applies for the other values of b.
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If you're curious why this works, consider multiplying the two factors (x+p) and (x+q)
Use the FOIL rule to get
The middle term has the components add to the coefficient, while those same two components multiply to get the last term. This is why when factoring we're looking for two numbers that multiply to 18, and also add to the value of b (which in the case of the last example was 11).