document.write( "Question 1146859: Suppose $6,000 is invested in an account at an annual interest rate of 4.5% compounded continuously. How long (to the nearest tenth of a year) will it take the investment to double in size? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "12000 = \"6000%2Ae%5E%280.045%2At%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"12000%2F6000\" = \"e%5E%280.045%2At%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "2 = \"e%5E%280.045%2At%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "ln(2) = 0.045*t\r\n" );
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document.write( "t = \"ln%282%29%2F0.045\" = 15.40 years.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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