Question

Miguel bought a plant and planted it in a pot near a window in his house. The plant grew at a rate of 2 inches per month and its height at the time of purchase was 8 inches. Make a table of values and then write an equation for H, commaH, in terms of t, commat, representing the height, in inches, of the plant tt months after Miguel bought the plant

Answer 1

Table (t in months, H in inches)
- t = 0 → H = 8
- t = 1 → H = 10
- t = 2 → H = 12
- t = 3 → H = 14
- t = 4 → H = 16
- t = 5 → H = 18

Equation:
H(t) = 8 + 2t, for t ≥ 0 (t in months, H in inches).