Hector would like to join a gym that has a one time membership fee. He can use the function f (x) = 35x + 50 to model the cost of gym membership after x months. Identify and interpret the initial value of the function.

Answer 1

The initial value of the function is the coefficient added to the variable x, so in this case, the initial value is 50.

In the context of gym membership, this means that there is a one-time membership fee of $50 when joining the gym, regardless of how many months Hector plans to be a member.