document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884530>Question 884530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The table below shows a person's bank account balance for 5 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9,000.00 9,270.00 9,548.10 9,834.54 10,129.58 10,433.47 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a) Find an exponential model for this data, with t = 0 corresponding to 1998\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b) Find this person's balance in 2010 if it continues to grow at the same rate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " c) Estimate the year in which this person's account balance will reach $27000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure where to begin this problem.  I think I need it in the format B(t)= x^t but I'm not sure.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534451 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534451\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using EXCEL,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%28t%29=9000e%5E%280.0296t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%28t%29=9000e%5E%280.0296t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)2010 would be year 12.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9000e%5E%280.0296t%29=27000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9000e%5E%280.0296t%29=27000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That would be 2035.<BR>\n" );
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