document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977821>Question 977821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your mother planted a palm tree in the back yard of your house several years ago. Initially it was 200 centimeters high and its height increased by 30 centimeters each year. Let's let H be the height of the tree in centimeters after growing for t years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is H a linear function or an exponential function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This function is exponential because H always increases as t increases...?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This function is exponential because H increases by a factor of 30 each time t increases by 1...?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This function is linear because H increases by 30 each time t increases by 1...?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This function is linear because H increases by 200 each time t increases by 1...?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599368 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=599368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This function is linear because H increases by 30 each time t increases by 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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