To receive monthly payments of $1500 for 20 years, how much would a person have to invest now in an annuity with an annual interest rate of 3.1% to achieve this goal? Round the answer to the nearest dollar. Hint: Use PV=P·frac(sup((1+i),n)-1,sup(i(1+i) ,n)).

The change in water level of a lake is modeled by a polynomial function, w(x). described how to find the x-intercepts of w(x) and how to construct a rough graph of w(x) so that the parks department can predict when there will be no chage in the water level. you may create a sample polynomial of degree 3 or higher to use in your explanations.