{"id":16020,"date":"2019-09-26T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-developmentalemporium\/chapter\/outcome-methods-for-graphing-linear-functions\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:53:43","slug":"outcome-methods-for-graphing-linear-functions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-developmentalemporium\/chapter\/outcome-methods-for-graphing-linear-functions\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Linear Functions","rendered":"Introduction to Linear Functions"},"content":{"raw":"<div><\/div>\r\n<span id=\"fs-id2381652\"> <img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/11\/25201012\/CNX_Precalc_02_00_012.jpg\" alt=\"An upward view of bamboo trees.\" width=\"677\" height=\"451\" \/><\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165137705130\">Imagine placing a plant in the ground one day and finding that it has doubled its height just a few days later. Although it may seem incredible, this can happen with certain types of bamboo species. These members of the grass family are the fastest-growing plants in the world. One species of bamboo has been observed to grow nearly\u00a0[latex]1.5[\/latex] inches every hour.\u00a0In a twenty-four hour period, this bamboo plant grows about\u00a0[latex]36[\/latex] inches or an incredible\u00a0[latex]3[\/latex] feet! 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One species of bamboo has been observed to grow nearly\u00a0[latex]1.5[\/latex] inches every hour.\u00a0In a twenty-four hour period, this bamboo plant grows about\u00a0[latex]36[\/latex] inches or an incredible\u00a0[latex]3[\/latex] feet! 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