document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146618>Question 1146618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  principal of $3500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " interest, compounded annually. How many years will it take to accumulate $5000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " or more in the account? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The principal gets multiplied by 1 plus the interest rate each year.  You need to determine the number of years it will take $3500 to grow to $5000:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The variable is in an exponent, so solve using logarithms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or on a graphing calculator graph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3500%281.0575%5Ex%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3500%281.0575%5Ex%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and find where the graphs intersect. </SPAN>\n" );
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