document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70006>Question 70006</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A= 3700(1+.052/4)^(4) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49881 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=49881\">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=A=+3700%281%2B.052%2F4%29%5E%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=+3700%281%2B.052%2F4%29%5E%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inside the parentheses, divide 0.052 by 4.  The answer to that is 0.013.  So inside the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parentheses you can replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.052%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.052%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by 0.013.  This changes the problem to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+3700%281%2B0.013%29%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+3700%281%2B0.013%29%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add the two terms in the parentheses to get a sum of 1.013.  This simplifies the problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+3700%281.013%29%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+3700%281.013%29%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raising a number to the 4th power is defined as multiplying it by itself a total of 4 times.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281.013%29%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281.013%29%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.013%2A1.013%2A1.013%2A1.013 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.013%2A1.013%2A1.013%2A1.013\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Calculator time. The product<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 1.053022817.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: some calculators have a function key that looks like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Ey ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Ey\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or something<BR>\n" );
document.write( "similar.  You could use this key as follows: enter 1.013, press the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Ey ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Ey\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > key, and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then press 4, and finally press the = key.  You should get 1.053022817 this way also.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now all you have to do to get the answer is to multiply 3700 by 1.053022817.  If you do you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "should have the final answer as: 3896.184421\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.\r<BR>\n" );
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