Given:
Annual interest rate = r%
Growth factor : x = 1 + r
The below function gives the amount in the account after 4 years when the growth factor is x .
To find:
The total amount in the account if the interest rate for the account is 3% each year and initial amount.
Solution:
Rate of interest = 3% = 0.03
Growth factor : x = 1 + 0.03 = 1.03
We have,
Substitute x=1.03 in the given function, to find the total amount in the account if the interest rate for the account is 3% each year.
Therefore, the total amount in the account is 2431.31 if the interest rate for the account is 3% each year.
For initial amount the rate of interest is 0.
Growth factor : x = 1 + 0 = 1
Substitute x=0 in the given function to find the initial amount.
Therefore, 2250 was put into the account at the beginning.
2018 is the 70th term of the progression.
Explanation
We start out finding the common difference of the progression:
46-17 = 29
Now we write the explicit formula for the sequence. It is of the form
We set this equal to 2018 to see if the answer is a whole number. If it is, it will be the term number that gives us 2018:
2018=17+29(n-1)
Using the distributive property,
2018=17+29*n-29*1
2018=17+29n-29
Combine like terms:
2018=29n-12
Add 12 to both sides:
2018+12=29n-12+12
2030=29n
Divide both sides by 29:
2030/29=29n/29
70=n
Since n=70, this means 2018 is the 70th term of the sequence.
Answer: a = 4
Step-by-step explanation: Area of a triangle is calculated as: 
.
The triangle formed by the parabola has base (b) equal to the distance between the points where the graph touches x-axis and height (h) is the point where graph touches the y-axis.
The points on the x-axis are the roots of the quadratic equation:
a(x-3)(x+2)=0
(x-3)(x+2)=0
x - 3 = 0
x = 3
or
x + 2 = 0
x = -2
So, base is the distance between (-2,0) and (3,0).
Since they are in the same coordinate, distance will be:
b = 3 - (-2)
b = 5
Area of the triangle is 10. So constant a is
5a = 10.2
a = 4
The constant a of the function y = a(x-3)(x+2) is 4.
