Considering that the grows at a constant rate we can form an equation where x = how many years after it was planted
and y = its height
Now we just need to find how many feet it grows each year. To do that we just need to compare its height from a certain age to another:
6 years after it was planted : 7 feet,
so x=6 and y = 7
9 years after it was planted: 16 feet
so x= 9 y=16
With thay we can conclude that in 3 years , the tree grew 9 feet. To discover how much the tree grow each year we just nee to divide 9 feet by 3 years which is 3 feet every year.
To write the equatopn now we just need to find the y-intercept which we can discover by setting x to 0:
If in 6 years after the tree was planted it is 7 feet long , we can discover how long it was when it was planted by subtracting 6 years of growth (The slope ) which is 3
7 - 6(years)×3(feet the tree grow each year)
7 - 18 = -11
The tree was -11 feet long when it was planted
which is our y-intercept
( I know it doesnt make sense , but if you apply to a graph it will make more sense )
Now we can make the equation
y = 3x -11
Solution:
<u>Note that:</u>
- Given sentence: The difference between an integer p and (-5) is 1.
<u>Let's reread the sentence carefully.</u>
The difference between an integer p and (-5) is 1.
<u>Change the sign.</u>
<u>Subtract 5 both sides:</u>
- p + 5 = 1
- => p + 5 - 5 = 1 - 5
- => p = -4
In 8 weeks the reef grows 13 m, or 104 m.
Converting 104 m into mm:
104 m 1000 mm
--------- * ------------- = 104,000 mm
1 1 m
K=d
d=5
Since K is equal to d, and d is 5, the value of K is 5.
K=5
5(K)=5(d)