161k views
3 votes
Height of a tree increases by 2.5 feet each growing season. Quadratic, linear or exponential?

User JiboOne
by
7.1k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

Linear

Explanation:

Given

Height of a tree grows by 2.5 feet

Required

Determine the type of relationship

Take for instance, the height of the tree at year 1 is x

At year 2, it will be x + 2 * 1

At year 3, it will be x + 2 * 2

At year 4, it will be x + 2 * 3

Following same pattern

At year n, it will be x + 2 *(n - 1)

Hence, growth rate = x + 2(n -1)

From the list of given options, the correct answer is Linear because the derived formula above is an example of a linear equation

User Fawkes
by
6.6k points