1. A retirement account is opened with an initial deposit of $8,500 and earns 8.

12%

interest compounded monthly.

What will the account be worth in 20 years?

( )
nt
r
A=P 1+ where t = 20; P = 8,500; r = 0.0812; n = 12
n

( )
12∗20
0.0812
A=8500 1+ A= 42,888.48
12

The account will be worth $ 42,888.48 in 20 years.

What if the deposit were compounded monthly with simple interest?

r
A=P(1+ ) A= 8,500 (1+0.0812x20) = 22,304
n

The deposit if compounded monthly with simple interest is $22,304

From what point is one better than the other?

The compound interest is better than the simple interest because it calculates interest on

the principal amount and the annual returns thus grows exponentially.

Could you see the situation in a graph?

convert the equations in function notations

A(t) = 8500(1.0068)^12t

A(t) = 8500(1+0.0812t) 

2. Graph the function   and its reflection about the line y=x on the

same axis and give the x-intercept of the reflection.

Prove that  .

Prove that a x =e xlna

y=5∗0.5−x =5 e− xln 0.5

y −xln 0.5
=e
5

y
ln =xln0.5
5

y
ln ⁡( )
5
=−xln 0.5
ln0.5

y=
−ln ( x5 )
ln 0.5

Thence a x =e xlna is true also the first equality by property of logarithms.

3.  {- 7 < x < 2}  {0 < y < 7} then type its inverse function which gives

that the x-intercept f −1 ( X ) is (0,5).

4. The decay equation is  , where t is the time for the decay, and K is

the characteristic of the material.

Suppose T is the time it takes for half of the unstable material in a sample of a radioactive

substance to decay, called its half-life.

Prove that  . What is K for the uranium-235? Show the steps of your reasoning.

Half-life of the Uranium-235 (T) given = 703,800,000 years

From the formulae A ( t )= A0 e Kt and given that K=¿0.5 /T

Then how long will it take before twenty percent of our 1,000-gram sample of uranium-235 has

decayed?
¿
 A(t )= A0 e 0.5 t

¿ 0.5
 Y =10 00 e t
70380000

¿0.5
 800=1000 e t
70380000

¿0.5
 0.8=1000 e t
70380000

¿ 0.5
 ¿(0.8)=ln (e t¿
70380000

¿0.5
 ¿(0.8)=ln t
70380000

¿ 0.8
 t=70380000 0∗( )
¿ 0.5

 t=703800000∗0.321928 ≈226572993

Which will then be that it will 226,572,993years before 20% of the uranium-235 to decay

What is K for the uranium-235

¿
 A(t )= A0 e 0.5 t

ln 0.5=KT

0.5
K=¿
T
 0.5
The material characteristics of K=¿ then if T=703,800,000
T

0.5
K=¿
703800000

1 0.5
K≅ X
703800000 100000000

1 0.5
K= X
10000000 7

1
K= X−0.09902102579
100000000

1
K= X−0.1
100000000
9
K=−10

References

Abramson, J. (2017). Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax, TX: Rice University.