document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867688>Question 867688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Roger buys and plants a tree sapling measured at 3 feet tall.  After 1 year of growth, the tree is 4.5 feet tall.  After 3 years of growth the tree is 7.5 feet tall.  If the growth of the tree were place on a graph, what would be the slope value?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am given options <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. initial planting height of 3 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 4.5 feet after 1 year of growth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. Beginnings height of 0 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 1.5 feet per year of growth.  I think it is D, but I am not sure.  I think it would look like y= mx+b, where b would represent Y. I would appreciate some guidance.  doing word problems is a major weakness for me.  Thank you for your help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0,3 which tells us the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is y when x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3, 7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7.5-4.5)/(3-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2=1.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So D is correct\r<BR>\n" );
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