A young person with no initial capital invests dollars per year in a retirement account at an annual rate of return . Assume that investments are made continuously and that the return is compounded continuously.
a) Write a differential equation which models the rate of the change of the sum with in years (this will involve the parameter ).
Note:
Use rather than since the latter confuses the computer.
b) Use part a) to determine a formula for the sum -- (this will involve the parameter ):
c) What value of will provide dollars in years?
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