A science class is tracking the progress of plant growth. The class starts the experiment with a plant five centimeters high. Th

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A science class is tracking the progress of plant growth. The class starts the experiment with a plant five centimeters high. Th

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plant grows two centimeters each day. The model for plant growth 'y' is given by: y = 2x + 5. What is the meaning of the y
intercept in this equation?
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the y-intercept is the starting date
the y-intercept is two times larger than five
the y-intercept is the starting height of the plant
the y-intercept is the largest height the plant can grow

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Sedaia [141] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-29T03:54:58+03:00

Sedaia [141]2 years ago

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Answer: the y-intercept is the starting height of the plant

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patriot [66] · Answer 2 · 2023-06-29T05:10:20+03:00

Answer: C) the y-intercept is the starting height of the plant

Step-by-step explanation:

In the equation of a straight line, there is a slope (2) and a y intercept (5). The y intercept is where the line crosses the y axis. It is the starting point for the y values. The science class starts the experiment with the plant being 5 centimeters high and since this is the starting point/height, this is also the y intercept.