document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146320>Question 146320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compounded semiannually.  P dollars is invested at annual interest rate r for 1 year.  If the interest is compounded semiannually, then the polynomial P (1 + r/2)^2 represents the value of the investment after 1 year.  Rewrite this expression without parenthesis.  Evaluate the polynomial if P = $200 and r = 10%. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "200(1.05)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200*1.1025<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$220.5 is the amount after 1 year @ 10% rate compounded semiannually. </SPAN>\n" );
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