Luke is completing a science experiment at home. He bought two hibiscus plants for his experiment. One of the plants was 5 cm tall. Each week he measured and recorded the
height of the plant, H, in cm. After collecting data for several weeks, he determined that the height of the plant, H, in cm, could be represented by the function H (t) = 5 +0.5t,
where t is the number of weeks since he purchased the plant.
Part A
What is the value of H(4)?
Part B
What does H (2) = 10 mean in this situation?
The height of the plant was 2 cm after 10 weeks.
The height of the plant was 7 cm after 4 weeks.
The height of the plant was 4 cm after 7 weeks.
The height of the plant was 10 cm after 2 weeks.