document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221415>Question 221415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P dollars is invested at annual interest r for 1 year. If the interest is compounded semiannually, then the polynominal P ( 1 + r/2) ^2 represents the value of the investment after 1 year. Rewrite this expression without parentheses. Evaluate the polynominal if p= 200 r=10%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure how to begin to solve this equation. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166069 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=166069\">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=P%281%2Br%2F2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2Br%2F2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2Br%2F2%29%281%2Br%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2Br%2F2%29%281%2Br%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2A1%2B1%2A%28r%2F2%29%2B%28r%2F2%29%2A1%2B%28r%2F2%29%28r%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2A1%2B1%2A%28r%2F2%29%2B%28r%2F2%29%2A1%2B%28r%2F2%29%28r%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2Br%2F2%2Br%2F2%2Br%5E2%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2Br%2F2%2Br%2F2%2Br%5E2%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2B2r%2F2%2Br%5E2%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2B2r%2F2%2Br%5E2%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2Br%2Br%5E2%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2Br%2Br%5E2%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%2BPr%2BPr%5E2%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%2BPr%2BPr%5E2%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2B200%2A0.1%2B%28200%2A0.1%5E2%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200%2B200%2A0.1%2B%28200%2A0.1%5E2%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=0.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=0.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (the decimal equivalent of 10%).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2B200%2A0.1%2B%28200%2A0.01%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200%2B200%2A0.1%2B%28200%2A0.01%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square 0.1 to get 0.01\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2B20%2B2%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200%2B20%2B2%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2B20%2B0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200%2B20%2B0.5\"   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=220.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"220.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%2BPr%2BPr%5E2%2F4=220.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%2BPr%2BPr%5E2%2F4=220.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=0.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=0.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This also means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%281%2Br%2F2%29%5E2=220.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%281%2Br%2F2%29%5E2=220.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=0.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=0.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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