A86: Re: Solving Compound Intrest for N


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A86: Re: Solving Compound Intrest for N




How would I get the value of n then...

Would I have to create some sort of loop pluging in numbers until one
checks out...

Thanks,

Chris


On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 23:55:30 -0500 "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>
writes:
>
>Hmm, my 89 and 92 say that the solution is
>
>ln(p(r/n + 1)) * n = ln(a) / t AND a >= 0
>
>It isn't possible to solve it past that.  Even Mathematica can't do 
>it!
>
>> I managed to solve the equation A = P(1+r/n)^(nt) for everything but 
>n...
>> 
>> Is it even possible to solve this equation for n by some theorem or
>> property that I have not yet learnt.  
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