When you are 18 years old you have a hair that is 19 centimeters long, and your hair grows about 12 centimeters each year. Let H(t) be the length, in centimeters, of that hairt years after age 18. (a) Find a formula that gives H as a linear function of t. H = (b) How long will it take for the hair to reach a length of 98 centimeters? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) yr

When you are 18 years old you have a hair that is 19 centimeters long, and your hair grows about 12 centimeters each year. Let H(t) be the length, in centimeters, of that hairt years after age 18. (a) Find a formula that gives H as a linear function of t. H = (b) How long will it take for the hair to reach a length of 98 centimeters? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) yr

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 15T

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