Answer:
[tex]P \approx 25898 [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To simplify the given expression, we follow the order of operations, starting from the innermost parentheses and working outward.
Given:
[tex] P = \dfrac{74000}{\left(1 + \dfrac{0.07}{360}\right)^{360 \times 15}} [/tex]
First, let's simplify the expression inside the parentheses:
[tex] 1 + \dfrac{0.07}{360} [/tex]
To add 1 and [tex] \dfrac{0.07}{360} [/tex], we need to make the denominators the same:
[tex] 1 + \dfrac{0.07}{360} = \dfrac{360}{360} + \dfrac{0.07}{360} = \dfrac{360 + 0.07}{360} [/tex]
[tex] 1 + \dfrac{0.07}{360} = \dfrac{360.07}{360} [/tex]
Now, the expression becomes:
[tex] P = \dfrac{74000}{\left(\dfrac{360.07}{360}\right)^{360 \times 15}} [/tex]
We can simplify this further by dividing 360.07 by 360:
[tex] P = \dfrac{74000}{\left(\dfrac{360.07}{360}\right)^{360 \times 15}} \\\\= \dfrac{74000}{\left(1.000194444\right)^{360 \times 15}} [/tex]
Now, we raise [tex]1.000194444[/tex] to the power of [tex]360 \times 15[/tex]:
[tex] P = \dfrac{74000}{(1.000194444)^{5400}} [/tex]
Now, we compute the final result:
[tex] P \approx \dfrac{74000}{2.857359452 } [/tex]
[tex] P \approx 25898.03671 [/tex]
[tex] P \approx 25898 \textsf{(in nearest whole number)}[/tex]
So, the simplified expression is approximately:
[tex]\sf P \approx 25898 [/tex].