document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878495>Question 878495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diameter of a tree increases by 0.2 inches with each passing year. When you started observing the tree, its diameter was 4 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give the y-intercept or the initial value when you started observing the tree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation that represents the situation is y = .2x + 4 where x is the number of years and 4 is the y-intercept, or the initial value.  When x=0 (0 years, the start when you first observed the tree) y=4. </SPAN>\n" );
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