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A) if $50000 is invested in a bank account that pays 9.3% of interest compounded on a six-monthly basis, how much money will be in the account after 3 and 12 years? b) if matusalen's father had put $2.0 in the bank when he was born and there, how long would matusalen have had to his death (969 years later) if the interest was 7% per year composed each month and weekly?

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Ok a point t on a segment with endpoints d(1, 4) and f(7, 1) partitions the segment in a 2: 1 ratio. find t. you must show all work to receive credit.