A loan of $$5988$ borrowed today is to be repaid in three equal installments due in two years, three$-$and$-$a$-$half years,

and five years, respectively. What is the size of the equal installments if money is worth $4\mathrm{.}5\%$ compounded

semi$-$annually?

The payments are each $

$($Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places

as needed.$)$