Use the properties of logarithms, given that ln(2) ≈ 0.6931 and ln(3) ≈ 1.0986, to approximate the logarithm. use a calculator to confirm your approximations. (round your answers to four decimal places.) (a) ln(0.75) ≈ -0.5569 incorrect: your answer is incorrect. (b) ln(24) ≈ 8.3172 incorrect: your answer is incorrect. (c) ln( 3 18 ) ≈ 0.9635 correct: your answer is correct. (d) ln 1 72 ≈ 0.0458 incorrect: your answer is incorrect.

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation