john invests $ x at the semi - annual constant compounded rate of 2 percent and also does $ 15,000 at the quarterly constant compounded rate of 4 percent . if the interests are the same after 1 year , what is the value of x ? ?
"a = p ( 1 + r / n ) ^ nt a = total amount accrued p = principal deposited r = rate of interest in decimal form n = number of times per year , interest compounded t = time in number of years . . x ( 1 + 0.02 / 2 ) ^ 2 - x = 15,000 ( 1 + 0.04 / 4 ) ^ 4 - 15,000 [ when the principal is subtracted from the total amount accrued , the resulting difference is the interest portion and question states interests are equal ) = > x [ ( 1.01 ) ^ 2 - 1 ] = 15,000 [ ( 1.01 ) ^ 4 - 1 ] = > x [ ( 1.01 ) ^ 2 - 1 ] = 15,000 [ ( 1.01 ) ^ 2 + 1 ] [ ( 1.01 ) ^ 2 - 1 ] - - > using a ^ 2 - b ^ 2 = a + b x a - b formula and cancel common expression on both sides = > x = 15,000 ( 1.0201 + 1 ) = 30301.5 hence answer is d ."
divide(subtract(multiply(multiply(multiply(4, const_100), const_100), power(add(1, divide(divide(4, const_100), 4)), 4)), multiply(multiply(4, const_100), const_100)), subtract(power(add(1, divide(divide(2, const_100), 2)), 2), 1))