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In Exercises 11 and 12, answer the questions.
Increasing Annuity The difference equation for the quarterly balance in an increasing annuity with interest compounded quarterly and money added at the end of each quarter year is
And the solution of difference equation is
a. What are the amount initially deposited into the annuity, the annual rate of interest, and the quarterly amount deposited into the annuity?
b. Will the value of the annuity reach $100,000 after 7 years, 8 years, or 9 years?
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