SOLUTION: A certain species of tree grows an average of 3.8 cm per week. Write an equation for the sequence that represents the weekly height of this tree in centimeters if the measurements

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Question 1135571: A certain species of tree grows an average of 3.8 cm per week. Write an equation for the sequence that represents the weekly height of this tree in centimeters if the measurements begin when the tree is 5 meters tall.
Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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H = 500 + 3.8*n,


where H is the height (in centimeters) at the end of the n-th week, n= 1, 2, 3, 4, . . .