A savings account pays a 3% nominal annual interest rate and has a balance of $1,000. Any interest earned is
deposited into the account and no further deposits or
withdrawals are made.
Write an expression that represents the balance in one
year if interest is compounded annually.
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First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.