A new fertilizer is being tested on a stalk of corn. The height of the corn is increasing in a linear fashion during the test period. The height of the corn t days after the fertilizer is first applied is given by H = 14 + 1.4t centimeters. Explain in practical terms the meaning of the initial value and growth rate. In practical terms this means "The corn's height when the fertilizer was applied was        and it grows by

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A new fertilizer is being tested on a stalk of corn. The height of the corn is increasing in a linear fashion during the test period. The height of the corn t days after the fertilizer is first applied is given by H = 14 + 1.4t centimeters. Explain in practical terms the meaning of the initial value and growth rate.

In practical terms this means "The corn's height when the fertilizer was applied was        and it grows by        ."
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