A science class is tracking the process of plant growth. The class starts the experiment with a plant 5 cm high. The plant grows 2 cm each day the model for plant growth. Why is given by Y equals 2x+
5? What is the meaning of the y-intercept in this equation?
The model for plant growth is given by Y = 2x + 5, where Y represents the height of the plant and x represents the number of days since the experiment started.
The y-intercept in this equation is the constant term, which is 5. This means that the plant was initially 5 cm high when the experiment started.