document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180346>Question 1180346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will someone please help me with this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A tree that is 8 feet tall is growing at a rate of 2 feet each year. Another tree that is 10 feet tall is growing at a rate of 1 foot each year. Determine how many years it will take for the two trees to reach the same height. \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 #809974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=809974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let n the numbers of years for both trees  to reach same height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tree1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=8, tn  height after n years , d=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tn = a +(n-1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tn= 8 +2n-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tn =2n+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tn = 10 +(n-1)1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tn = 9+n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n+6 = 9+n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=3 \r<BR>\n" );
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