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A person places $13000 in an investment account earning an annual rate of 7.4%, compounded continuously. Using the formula V = Pet, wh
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A person places $13000 in an investment account earning an annual rate of 7.4%,
compounded continuously. Using the formula V = Pet, where Vis the value of the
account int years, P is the principal initially invested, e is the base of a natural
logarithm, and r is the rate of interest, determine the amount of money, to the
nearest cent, in the account after 19 years.
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2021-08-22T00:20:35+00:00
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Answer: r=7.4%=0.074
Move decimal over two places
P=13000
Given as the principal
t=19
Given as the time
V=Pe^{rt}
V=13000e^{0.074( 19)}
Plug in
V=13000e^{1.406}
Multiply
V=53034.856≈53034.86
Use calculator and round to nearest cent