Calculate the maturity value of a $1000 note, after 9 months at a rate of 4.5% annum?

The vertices of a rectangle are given in the columns of the matrix . if is found to perform a transformation, what are the coordinates of the transformed rectangle? (0, 0), (0, –3), (–3, –3), (–3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (3, 3), (3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (–3, –3), (–3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (–3, 3), (–3, 0)

What is the definition of exponential decay?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?