Which of the following investments could be represented by the function A = 250(1 + 0.08/12)12 × 4?

hello,

the first term is 250 so this is the initial invested amount

is to compute 8% annual interest compounded monthly (there are 12 months in a year)

and then multiply by 4 means that it is computed for 4 years so

finally the answer is

$250 is invested at 8% annual interest compounded monthly for 4 years

hope this helps

since your problem is x^4 = 81, what you have to undeo is the "to the fourth power" part.

the inverse (opposite operation) of "to the fourth power" is "to the fourth root".

  (x^4) ^ ¼   = 81 ^ ¼  

  81 = 3^4     so (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ 1   = 3

by hand: (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ (4 x ¼) = 3 ^ 1   = 3   (when you take a power to a power, multiply the exponents.)

or, do it by calculator. one way of finding the fourth root is to use ^ (1/4)

step-by-step explanation: