Question

Maya shaved her head and then began letting her hair grow. She represents the length

ℓ
ℓell of her hair, in centimeters,
m
mm months after she shaved her head using the equation
ℓ
=
1.25
m
ℓ=1.25mell, equals, 1, point, 25, m.
What does
1.25
1.251, point, 25 mean in this situation?

Answer 1

1.25 is the rate of growth of hairs per month.

Explanation:

Given : L represents the length of hair.

m represents months after she shaved her head .

Equation :

To Find: What does 1.25 mean in this situation?

Solution:

Equation :

Since it is linear function . So, 1.25 is the slope

Slope is the rate of change per unit.

So, 1.25 is the rate of growth of hairs per month.