An investment of $5000 doubles in value every decade. The function f(x) = 5000 · 2^x, where x is the number of decades, models the growth of the value of their investment. How much is the investment worth after 30 yr?
1 decade = 10 years
30 years = 3 decades
Simply plug in the value of the number of decades needed to find into where the x value is.
f(x) = 5000 · 2^x
f(3) = 5000 · 2^3 = 40000
The investment is worth $40000 after 30 years.
Answer:
$40,000
Step-by-step explanation:
We can see a Geometric Sequence if you pay attention to the Range.
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{5000,10000,20000,40000,...}
x (Domain) | y (Range)
0 | 5,000
1 | 10,000
2 | 20,000
3 | 40,000
So in this function, 1 decade =10 years, by the end of 3 decades
y= US$40,000