The palm tree on the left

is 10 years old. The palm tree on the right is

8 years old. The trees grow at the same rate.

a. Estimate the height y (in feet) of each tree.

b. Plot the two points (x, y), where x is the

age of each tree and y is the height of

each tree.

c. What is the rate of growth of the trees?

d. Write an equation that represents the

height of a palm tree in terms of its age.