Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 112

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve for the indicated variable.
- $A = P e ^ { r t }$ for $r$

• A) \(r = \frac { \ln \left( \frac { A } { P } \right) } { \ln ( t ) }\)
• B) \(r = \frac { \ln ( A - P ) } { t }\)
• C)\(r = \frac { \ln \left( \frac { A } { P } \right) } { t }\)
• D)\(r = \frac { \ln \left( \frac { P } { A } \right) } { t }\)

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