document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063276>Question 1063276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Vlad moved to his new home a few years ago, there was a young oak tree in his backyard. He measured it once a year and found that it grew by 26 centimeters each year. 4.5 years after he moved into the house, the tree was 292 centimeters tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) How tall was the tree when Vlad moved into the house?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) How many years passed from the time Vlad moved in until the tree was 357 cm tall? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #678331 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=678331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Starting from zero height, the equation would be<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = height in cm <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in years <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h+=+292+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h+=+292+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tree had grown for 6.73 yrs before <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vlad moved into house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h+=+26%2A6.73+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h+=+26%2A6.73+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h+=+174.98+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h+=+174.98+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It was 175 cm tall when he moved in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+357+=+26t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+357+=+26t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+13.73+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+13.73+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 yrs after he moved in, the tree was 357 cm tall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Definitely get a 2nd opinion on this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "& check the math\r<BR>\n" );
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