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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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+  represents the value of the investment after 1 year. Rewrite this expression without parentheses. Evaluate the polynomial if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = $200 and r =10%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = $200 and r =10%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A(t) = P(1+ (r/2))^(2t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(1) = 200(1 + (0.1/2))^(2*1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(1) = 200(1+0.05)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(1) = 200*1.01025<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(1) = $220.50 (value after one year compounded semiannually)<BR>\n" );
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