Algebra Category Archive

Compound Interest (program)

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Compound interest is calculated from the original principal and any unpaid interest; as the amount of compounds per year increase, the balance increases faster.

Compound-Interest Program Walkthrough:

User inputs:

  • Principal Amount
  • Rate
  • How often the amount is compounded per year
  • Time Period (in years)

Program outputs:

  • Amount of growth
  • Balance

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Solve for Argument of Logarithm

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

This program solves for the argument of a logarithm, given a base B and an exponent E. This program can solve a logarithm of any base. For example, let’s say you need to solve the equation: log3 A = 4. Simply run the program and enter 3 as base B and enter 4 as exponent E. Then the program solves for the argument of the logarithm, which is 81.

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