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A doctor borrowed and he returned the money in two equal yearly instalments. If the annual rate of compound interest (compounded annually) is , then find the value of each instalment.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let each equal yearly instalment be .
The formula for the principal value of compound interest instalments for 2 years is:



Given:
Principal sum borrowed,
Rate of interest,

First, simplify the term :



Substitute this into the equation:





Take the common denominator, which is (since ):







Solve for :



Notice that :



Thus, the value of each instalment is .

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A doctor borrowed and he returned the money in two equal yearly instalments. If the annual rate of compound interest (compounded annually) is , then find the value of each instalment.
A
B
C
D

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