document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150514>Question 150514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trying to solve for i here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17000=10000(1+i)^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is 11.20 but trying to calculate myself </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110475 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110475\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000=10000%281%2Bi%29%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000=10000%281%2Bi%29%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17000%2F10000=%281%2Bi%29%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17000%2F10000=%281%2Bi%29%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 10000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.7=%281%2Bi%29%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.7=%281%2Bi%29%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%285%2C1.7%29=1%2Bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%285%2C1.7%29=1%2Bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the fifth root of both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.112=1%2Bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.112=1%2Bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the fifth root of 1.7 to get 1.112\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.112-1=i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.112-1=i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 1 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.112=i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.112=i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i=0.112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i=0.112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Are you sure that the answer is 11.20? If you are then I would double check the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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