One year after you buy a tree, it is 12 feet tall. Each year after you buy the tree, it grows 4 feet. Write a function that represents the arithmetic sequence. How long does it take for the tree to reach its maximum height of 28 feet?

5 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the tree grows 4 feet every single year and the second year it was 12 feet tall then that means that when you bought the tree it was 8 feet tall (12-4 = 8). Therefore, using these values we can write an equation to calculate the number of years it will take for the height of the tree to be 28 feet. We do this by multiplying 4ft by the variable of a number of years (x) and then adding that product to 8ft which is the initial height. All of which should add up to 28 ft.

28 ft. = 8 ft. + 4x    ... subtract both sides by 8

20 ft. = 4x   ... divide both sides by 4

5 years = x

Therefore, it will take 5 years from the initial purchase for the tree to be 28ft tall.

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step-by-step explanation:

a.   we have two

lines:   y = 4-x   and  

y = 8-x^-1

given two simultaneous equations that are both to be

true, then the solution is the points where the lines cross. the intersection is

where the two equations are equal. therefore the solution that works for both

equations is when

4-x = 8-x^-1

this is where the two lines will cross and that is the

common point that satisfies both equations.

b.   4-x = 8-x^-1

  x           4-x       8-x^-1

-3           7        

8.33

-2           6         8.5

-1           5         9

  0           4        

-

  1           3        

7

  2           2        

7.5

  3           1         7.67

the table shows that none of the x values from -3 to 3 is

the solution because in no case does

4-x = 8-x^-1

to find the solution we need to rearrange the equation to

find for x:

4-x = 8-x^-1

multiply both sides with x:

4x-x^2 = 8x-1

x^2+4x-1=0

x= -4.236, 0.236

therefore there are two points that satisfies the

equation.

find y:  

x=-4.236

y = 4-x   = 4 – (-4.236)

= 8.236

y = 8-x^-1 =   .236)^-1

= 8.236

x=0.236

  y = 4-x   = 4 – (0.236) = 3.764

y = 8-x^-1 =   8-(0.236)^-1

= 3.764

thus the two lines cross at 2 points:

(-4.236, 8.236) & (0.236, 3.764)

c.   to solve

graphically the equation 4-x = 8-x^-1

we would graph both lines: y = 4-x   and   y

= 8-x^-1

the point on the graph where the lines cross is the

solution to the system of equations.

just graph the points on part b on a cartesian coordinate

system and extend the two lines.   the

solution is, as stated, the point where the two lines cross on the graph.

step-by-step explanation:

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