Pure expectation hypothesis holds and market expects

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Looking in today’s newspaper, you observe the following yield curve information:

Maturity.........Yield

1-Year.......... 4.00%

2-Year.......... 4.50%

3-Year.......... 5.10%                   

4-Year.......... ????%

5-Year.......... 5.50%

Assume the pure expectation hypothesis holds and the market expects that 1-year rate will be 6.1% 4 years from today (4rt1=6.1%). What is the 4-year rate today (rt4)? Show every step of your calculations.

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