The palm tree on the left
is 10 years old. The palm tree on the right is
8 years old. The trees grow at the same rate.
a. Estimate the height y (in feet) of each tree.
b. Plot the two points (x, y), where x is the
age of each tree and y is the height of
each tree.
c. What is the rate of growth of the trees?
d. Write an equation that represents the
height of a palm tree in terms of its age.