You factor the numerator and denominator and cancel the common factors. So maybe that should help you
Initial value can mean many things, but what I believe it means in this area is the value that you start with (obviously), so in the equation (y=mx+b), the initial value is the b. It is where the line intercepts the y-axis, and that is your initial value, I believe!
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180 degrees= a whole line
180-102=78
So m13 should equal 78°
F=5.77X10^9(1.032^(y-1985)), we want to know when this is:
2.2X10^12=5.77X10^9(1.032^(y-1985))
381.2825=1.032^(y-1985)
ln(3,812825)=(y-1985)ln(1.032)
ln(3.812825)/ln(1.032)=y-1985
y=1985+ln(3.812825)/ln(1.032)
y≈2027.5
So GDP will reach 2.2 trillion during the year 2027.