Question #653bd

1 Answer
Nov 10, 2015

t = 13.67.

Explanation:

This is, at first, a tricky question. However, once you learn, this type of question is easy to do. I will divide it into steps:

  1. We start with 2=[1+(0.052/1)]^t. We will use logarithms to solve this. We'll put a 'log' on both sides to start with: log(2) = log([1+(0.052/1)]^t).
  2. We are going to use a basic log 'trick'. As we know, we can put a power as a multiplication, such that log(2) = log([1+(0.052/1)]^t) turns into log(2) = t*log([1+(0.052/1)]).
  3. Now, we will simply divide in order to leave 't' alone. So, we pass log([1+(0.052/1)]) from the right side, where it is multiplying, to the left side, therefore dividing. We end up with:
    t = (log(2)) / log([1+(0.052/1)]).
  4. Now, we simply put those values in the calculator and... Ta ra! We get the answer.
    t = 13.67 to 2 decimal points.

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