It has been shown that the height of an adult can be accurately predicted by the length of their forearm. A function used to predict the height of a person h(x)= 39 + 2.7x, where x is the length of a persons forearm in inches. (a) interpret the meaning of 2.7 in the context of the problem. (b) interpret the meaning of 39 in the context of the problem. Does this make sense?

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It has been shown that the height of an adult can be accurately predicted by the length of their forearm. A function used to predict the height of a person h(x)= 39 + 2.7x, where x is the length of a persons forearm in inches. (a) interpret the meaning of 2.7 in the context of the problem. (b) interpret the meaning of 39 in the context of the problem. Does this make sense? 

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