SOLUTION: Suppose you recieve an inheritance of 5000 and invest it at 5% interest, compounded continuously. The equation C(x) = 5000e^0.05x can be used to model this investment, where x is t

Algebra.Com
Question 938481: Suppose you recieve an inheritance of 5000 and invest it at 5% interest, compounded continuously. The equation C(x) = 5000e^0.05x can be used to model this investment, where x is the number of years your money is invested and C(x) represents the amount of money you have
A. How much Will you have in 5 years
B. How long Will it take for your money to double

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FV=5000(2.7183)^(0.05*5)
FV=5000(2.1783)^0.25
FV=5000(1.2148689)
FV=6074.35

RELATED QUESTIONS

Please help me solve this: An investment of $5000 is compounded continuously for 20... (answered by stanbon)
Suppose you invest $1600 at an annual interest rate of 4.6% compounded continuously. How... (answered by math_helper)
Suppose you invest $1600 at an annual interest rate of 4.6% compounded continuously. How... (answered by rfer)
The problem is a word problem it goes like this... You invest 2,000 dollars at an... (answered by stanbon)
Suppose you want to start saving for retirement. You decide to continuously invest $5000... (answered by ikleyn)
Suppose you invest $1500 at an annual interest rate of 5% compounded continuously. How... (answered by lwsshak3)
suppose you invest $100 at 7% annual interest. Calculate the amount that you would have... (answered by Nate)
Suppose you invest $ 1700 at an annual interest rate of 7.5% compounded continuously. How (answered by nerdybill)
Suppose you invest $7000 at an annual rate of 6.25% compounded continuously. How much... (answered by stanbon)