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# 20000 is invested with quarterly compounding ...interest at

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$20000 is invested with quarterly compounding ...interest at the end of first quarter is: (1) first quarter interests is 1% more than second quarter (2) first quarter interests is$2 more than second quarter end

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12 Sep 2003, 03:18
so, what is the question? I think to find the interest rate.

if the second quarter interest is less than that of the first one, then the question is a problem of depreciation, and not that of compound interest.

(1) 20000R=1.01(20000(1+R)^2-20000), a quadratic equation in which R=0 or R is some negative number. Should we consider R=0? Strictly speaking yes. So, not enough

(2) again, a quadratic equation in which R=0 or R is some negative number, not enough

combine: not enough, E
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14 Sep 2003, 03:58
praetorian123 wrote:
$20000 is invested with quarterly compounding ...interest at the end of first quarter is: (1) first quarter interests is 1% more than second quarter (2) first quarter interests is$2 more than second quarter end

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Are you sure this question is stated correctly? If you have compounded interest, the interest will always be higher in later periods, not less.
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