SOLUTION: john is looking at two different plants. Plant A started at 5 foot tall and is growing at 1 foot per month. Plant B started at 2 feer tall and grows at a rate 3 feet per month. set
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Question 679865: john is looking at two different plants. Plant A started at 5 foot tall and is growing at 1 foot per month. Plant B started at 2 feer tall and grows at a rate 3 feet per month. set up the equations and use the graph to solve ? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Is the problem " when will they be the same height?"
Let = height of plant
Let = number of months after John starts measuring
For plant A:
For plant B:
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The heights are the same when
The heights are equal in 1 and 1/2 months
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check:
For plant A: ft
For plant B: ft
OK
