The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. the long sides of the same rectangle are three less than a certain number of inches. sketch and label the sides of this rectangle. use an algebraic expression to represent the length of the long sides.

At the beginning of year 1, carlos invests $600 at an annual compound interest rate of 4%. he makes no deposits to or withdrawals from the account. which explicit formula can be used to find the account's balance at the beginning of year 5? what is, the balance?