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help me with this algebra please.
i'm stumped. help me find X
A=B(1+X)^n I've been trying to figure it out for the past hour. It is basically the time value of money equation. the unknown is the rate (X) A=new value B=old value n=# of periods
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Dear Algebra,
I don't know where your X is, nor do I care Y they haven't come back. Yours truly, Me
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man, that is profound!
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can you do
take the nth root of (a/b) -1 = x ?? its been a while for me too. |
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LOL
This would be a problem I'd have my daughter look at later tonight to see if it makes sense to her. She's in advanced Algebra II at her high school. I'll let you know what she comes up with...
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no. i tried that. i suspect that both sides have to be raised to the "e". just not sure.
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That's what I got also.
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that's gotta be it. i just could not use the calculator properly. thanks guys. you rock
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nope. it will take an algebra genius to get this right. if A=121, B=100, n=2 then X=10% i can use a HP 12c financial calculator but I can't figure out the algebra part
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If you plug those numbers into the equation TheDon offered, doesn't it work for you? It does for me.
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Most TI calculators you can enter direct and it scrambles the eggs for you and pops out the answer. |
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Just quickly, since I hate these problems.
EDIT: nevermind, I got it... x=(a/b)^(1/n)-1
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pure genius. that is it!!!! please show me how you did it.
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If you have Excel on your computer, you can simply type any formula you want into the cells and then plug values in and it will do the calculations for you.
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(I still use the 19B "booklet" It works!) |
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