The height of a Cedar tree, in feet, is predicted by its age in years after being planted in 1990. y = 1.3x + 0.68         R-squared = .78 a. What does the slope indicate? b. What does the y-intercept indicate? c. Find the predicted height of one of these trees in 2015. d. What does R-squares indicate?

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The height of a Cedar tree, in feet, is predicted by its age in years after being planted in 1990.

y = 1.3x + 0.68         R-squared = .78

a. What does the slope indicate?

b. What does the y-intercept indicate?

c. Find the predicted height of one of these trees in 2015.

d. What does R-squares indicate?

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