Question
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 year, and he is tracking its growth. The plant’s height today is 10 inches, and it grows 1.7 inches each day.
The initial value is the height of the tomato plant when Joshua first started tracking its growth, which is 10 inches.
The rate of change is the rate at which the tomato plant is growing, which is 1.7 inches per day.
The initial value is b=
, and the rate of change is m=