Determine the initial value and the rate of change in the following description.
Last year, Joshua's tomato plant reached a maximum height of 2 feet. He is growing another tomato plant this yoar, and he is tracking its growth. The plant's height today is 10 inches, and it grows 1.7 inches each day.
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The initial value is b
, and the rate of change is m
The initial value, or b, in this scenario would be the plant's height when it first started growing. Since the plant's height is given as 10 inches today, the initial value is 10 inches.
The rate of change, or m, in this scenario would be the amount that the plant's height increases each day. Since the plant grows 1.7 inches each day, the rate of change is 1.7 inches.