document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079459>Question 1079459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Confused. Does this mean he did not deposit anything initially? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Marty opened a savings account to deposit a portion of his monthly salary. Without considering interest earned, his savings account is modeled by the function f(x) = 300x + 500. How much money did Marty initially deposit?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)$0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)$300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)$500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)$800 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You aren't very forthcoming about what your function means, but it looks like the variable <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represents the number of months that the savings account has been open and the value of the function for any given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> input is the amount of money in the savings account.  The initial amount would be the value of the function when zero months had elapsed, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ f(0)\ =\ 300(0)\ +\ 500\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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