Investment: rule of 70
use the rule of 70 from exercise 37 to approximate the times necessary for an investment to double in value when
(a) r = 10%
(b) r = 7%

The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

Heather is writing a quadratic function that represents a parabola that touches but does not cross the x-axis at x = -6. which function could heather be writing? fx) = x2 + 36x + 12 = x2 - 36x - 12 f(x) = -x + 12x + 36 f(x) = -x? - 12x - 36

Use the ratio test to determine whether ∑n=14∞n+2n! converges or diverges. (a) find the ratio of successive terms. write your answer as a fully simplified fraction. for n≥14, limn→∞∣∣∣an+1an∣∣∣=limn→∞.