Determine the initial value and the rate of change and the following description

Last year, Joshua’s tomato plant reached a maximum height of 2 feet. He’s growing another tomato plant this year and he’s tracking the plants height today is 10 inches and a gross 1.7 inches each day.

The initial Value is B= ? And the rate of changes is m= ?

1 answer

Initial value (B) = 0.83 feet (10 inches)
Rate of change (m) = 0.1417 feet per day (1.7 inches per day)