Answer:
a) 
b) Wind capacity will pass 600 gigawatts during the year 2018
Step-by-step explanation:
The world wind energy generating capacity can be modeled by the following function

In which W(t) is the wind energy generating capacity in t years after 2014, W(0) is the capacity in 2014 and r is the growth rate, as a decimal.
371 gigawatts by the end of 2014 and has been increasing at a continuous rate of approximately 16.8%.
This means that

(a) Give a formula for W , in gigawatts, as a function of time, t , in years since the end of 2014 . W= gigawatts



(b) When is wind capacity predicted to pass 600 gigawatts? Wind capacity will pass 600 gigawatts during the year?
This is t years after the end of 2014, in which t found when W(t) = 600. So




We have that:

So we apply log to both sides of the equality





It will happen 3.1 years after the end of 2014, so during the year of 2018.
From the table, the speed of Corinne is given by

From the graph, the speed of Aretha is given by

The distance from the starting point of Corinne at any time t is given by D = 0.125t while the distance from the starting point of Aretha at any time t is given by D = 3.5 + 0.1t
Let t be the number of minutes after the start of the race when Corinne catchs Aretha, then
0.125t = 3.5 + 0.1t
0.025t = 3.5
t = 3.5 / 0.025 = 140
Therefore, the number of <span>minutes after the start of the race that Corinne will catch Aretha</span> is 140 minutes.
For the house A we have:
f (x) = 124270 (1.04) ^ x
Evaluating for 7, 8, 9 and 10 we have:
f (7) = 124270 (1.04) ^ 7 = 163530.8422
f (8) = 124270 (1.04) ^ 8 = 170072.0759
f (9) = 124270 (1.04) ^ 9 = 176874.9589
f (10) = 124270 (1.04) ^ 10 = 183949.9573
For house B we have:
f (x) = 114270 (1.05) ^ x
Evaluating for 7, 8, 9 and 10 we have:
f (7) = 114270 (1.05) ^ 7 = 160789.3653
f (8) = 114270 (1.05) ^ 8 = 168828.8336
f (9) = 114270 (1.05) ^ 9 = 177270.2752
f (10) = 114270 (1.05) ^ 10 = 186133.789
We observe that for years 7 and 8 the value of house A is greater than the value of house B.
Answer:
7 and 8
Unpaid balance 283.63-60=223.63
Finance charge
223.63*(0.015/12)=3.35
New balance
223.63+3.35+51.36==278.34
58% is about equal to 60%, 10% of 121 is 12.1.
12.1 * 6 = 72.6
To take this further, 58% is 2% less than 60%, or 2 times 1%. 1% of 121 is 1.21.
72.6 - (1.21 * 2) = 72.6 - 2.42 = 70.18