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A science class is tracking the progress of plant growth. The class starts the experiment with a plant five centimeters high. Theplant grows two centimeters each day. The model for plant growth 'y' is given by: y = 2x + 5. What is the meaning of the yintercept in this equation?Highlight00:13:40Hide Toolsthe y-intercept is the starting datethe y-intercept is two times larger than fivethe y-intercept is the starting height of the plantthe y-intercept is the largest height the plant can grow

Accepted Solution

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Answer: the y-intercept is the starting height of the plantStep-by-step explanation: