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From article <1992Aug23.223610.6707@ecst.csuchico.edu>, by madams@ecst.csuchico.edu (Michael E. Adams):
> In article <1992Aug23.141644.8398@morrow.stanford.edu> dow@nova2.stanford.edu (Keith Dow) writes:
>>>Given:  p, n, b, & f = 0;  How do you solve for 'i'?
>>>
>>>                            -n                       -n
>>>     100 p  1 - (1 + i/100)^   +  b = -f (1 + i/100)^
>>>            ---------------
>>>                   i
>>
>>Plug in p,n,b and f and you get i can be anthing except zero.  Sounds
>>like a hoax since the problem is trivial.  Since Chico was rated the 
>>number one party school by Playboy...
>>
> 
> I would not know about the party thing, I'm more of the rioting kind of guy ;-)
> FYI I finished my degree in 82 and am now just a plain applications programmer
> with a bad case of the "forgets".
> 
> This problem MAY be trivial to you, but I have been unable to solve it.  That's
> why I asked for help.  Why don't you show me what a smart boy you are and
> code the solution into Pascal for me.  I can also read Fortran, C, COBOL,
> BASIC, 80x86 & 680x0 Assembly.  Use what ever you like, your pick. 
> 
> remember: "if you can't say anything nice....."
> 
> -Michael
> -- 
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 Michael, I hope you are not serious, or at least made a mistake in
your original equation.
As you stated, Given:  p, n, b, & f = 0; Pluging these into your
equation you get 0 = 0. It doesn't matter what i is......

Could it be you meant to say....  Given:  p, n, b, & f > 0;
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