Suppose at your birth your parents bought you a savings certificate that had a locked-in interest rate, compounded continuously. All you know is that the value of the certificate was $1,866.79 when you were 9 years old and $3,350.87 when you were 18. How much did your parents put into the certificate at your birth? a) $1, 020.
b) 8960.
c) $1, 040.
d) 8980.

Option C : P = $1040

Step-by-step explanation:

Using formula for continuous compounding, we have;

FV = Pe^(rt)

Where;

FV is the future value

P is the starting principal

r is the interest rate

t is time period

Now, from the question;

After 9 years, value is 1,866.79

Hence;

Pe^(9r) = 1,866.79 - - - eq1

Also, after 18 years;

Pe^(18r) = $3,350.87

Now, from exponential functions,

e^(4) can be written as (e^(2))²

Thus,in our case, e^(18r) can simply be written as (e^(9r))²

Thus, we can write Pe^(18r) = $3,350.87 as;

P(e^(9r))² = 3,350.87 - - - eq3

Thus, dividing eq 1 by eq 3 gives;

P(e^(9r))²/Pe^(9r) = 3350.87/1866.79

e^(9r) = 1.794990331

So;

In 1.794990331 = 9r

r = 0.585/9

r = 0.065

Putting this for r in equation 1 gives;

Pe^(9 × 0.065) = 1,866.79

1.795P = 1,866.79

P = 1866.79/1.795

P = $1040

the required function is .

step-by-step explanation:

from the given table it is noticed that the graph passing through (-3,7), (0,4), (3,1) and (8,-4).

it is a linear function because the value of y is decrease by one as the value of x increase by 1.

the slope of the function is

the slope of the function is -1 and the y-intercept is 4.

the slope intercept form is

where, m is slope and b is y-intercept.

therefore the required function is . the graph of this function is shown below.

introduction, methodology, results, discussion

step-by-step explanation:

an observational study is one which consists of actual observation to record data and then analyse the data.

there are a number of factors that should be analyzed before starting an observational study.

the main four factors are:

i) introduction:   this should be analysed to check whether the purpose of the study is correctly established and the data recorded are appropriate for the study

methodology:   the method of collecting the data, such as whether randomly selected, and whether sample size matches with the population to be studied, whether questions asked are easy to answer by common men, etc.

results: then results such as summary of data with comments should be studied thoroughly

discussion:   the last is the discussion, this can be either by management people or persons who are all interested , etc.