document.write( "Question 961552: Help me, please? I know the formula is P=Poe^kt, but I don't how to isolate the variable to find Po?!
\n" ); document.write( "Consider a particular investment bond that pays out 3% annual interest
\n" ); document.write( "compounded continually. If the bond is valued at $10,000 after 10 years,
\n" ); document.write( "how much was it worth at 5 years?
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\n" ); document.write( "Help me, please? I know the formula is P=Poe^kt, but I don't how to isolate the variable to find Po?!
\n" ); document.write( "Consider a particular investment bond that pays out 3% annual interest
\n" ); document.write( "compounded continually. If the bond is valued at $10,000 after 10 years,
\n" ); document.write( "how much was it worth at 5 years?
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\"A+=+P%5Bo%5De%5E%28rt%29\", with: 
\n" ); document.write( "\"A\" being the accumulated amount after 10 years, or the future value in 10 years
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%5Bo%5D\" being the accumulated amount after 5 years
\n" ); document.write( "\"r\" being the annual interest
\n" ); document.write( "\"t\" being the time, in years\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We then get:
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+P%5Bo%5De%5E%28rt%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10000+=+P%5Bo%5De%5E%28.03%285%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10000+=+P%5Bo%5De%5E.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%5Bo%5D+=+10000%2Fe%5E.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "Accumulated amount after 5 years, or \"highlight_green%28P%5Bo%5D+=+%22%24%228607.08%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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