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You have been gotten a job offer and the company wants to start you out at
$45,000 and will give you a 5% raise every year. Write an equation you could use to
determine how much you would be making after x number of years.

Sagot :

I can tell you that 5% of 45,000 is 2250! so i think the equation would be something like 45,000 + 2250x

The equation that we would be making after x number of years is S(x) = 45000(1.05)^x where S(x) is the salary in xth year since the year of joining the job.

How to form mathematical expression from the given description?

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Let the initial income be P

Let the raise be of R% annually.

Then, after 1 year, it would become
[tex]P_1 = P + (R\% \: of \: P) =P + \dfrac{P}{100} \times R = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)[/tex]

Now, after 1 more year(second year), we get:

[tex]P_2 = P_1\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right) = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right) = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)^2[/tex]

After one more year(third year), we get:

[tex]P_3 = P_2\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right) = P_1\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)^2 = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)^3[/tex]

Similarly, on xth year, we get:

[tex]P_x = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)^x[/tex]

This is the salary on xth year.

For this case, we're provided that:

  • P = $45,000
  • R = 5

Thus, we get:

[tex]P_x = P\left(1 + \dfrac{R}{100}\right)^x\\\\P_x = 45000(1 + 0.05)^x = 45000(1.05)^x = S(x) \: \rm (say)[/tex]

Thus, the equation that we would be making after x number of years is [tex]S(x) = 45000(1.05)^x[/tex] where S(x) is the salary in xth year since the year of joining the job.

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