The principal amount
.
The rate of interest
.
The amount is doubled in
years.
The amount
.
Compounded continuously.
\Formula for continuous compounding:
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Apply ln on each side.
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Apply power rule of logarithms:
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Substitute the value of
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Substitute
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years.
The principal amount
.
The rate of interest
.
The period of time
.
Formula for continuous compounding:
.
The total amount is,
\
The total amount after
years
$.
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