To calculate continuous interest use the formula where FV is the future value of the investment PV is the present value e is Eulers number the constant 271828 i is the interest rate and t is the time in years. A Accrued Amount principal interest P Principal Amount. Continuously Compounded Interest is a great thing when you are earning it.
This algebra precalculus video tutorial explains how to use the compound interest formula to solve investment word problems.
If you were to borrow 50 over 3 years 10 interest but youre not compounding just 4 times a year youre going to compound an infinite times per year. Where P Principal amount Present Value t Time. To understand continuously compounded interest we will quickly review simple interest and compound interest. Compound interest is the interest on a loan or deposit which is calculated based on i the initial principal and ii accumulated interest from the previous yearsYou must have noticed that when we put our money in a bank we get an interest on the amount.