Answer:
The height of the tree in 2020 was of 19.63 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
Exponential equation for growth:
The exponential equation for the growth of an amount has the following format:
[tex]H(t) = H(0)(1+r)^t[/tex]
In which H(t) is the amount after t years, H(0) is the initial amount and r is the growth rate, as a decimal.
A 4 foot tree was planted in 2012 outside a high school.
This means that [tex]H(0) = 4[/tex]
The tree grew continuously by 22% each year from that point.
This means that [tex]r = 0.22[/tex]
Find out what the height of the tree was in 2020.
2020 is 2020 - 2012 = 8 years after 2012, so this is H(8).
[tex]H(t) = H(0)(1+r)^t[/tex]
[tex]H(t) = 4(1+0.22)^t[/tex]
[tex]H(4) = 4(1.22)^t[/tex]
[tex]H(4) = 4(1.22)^8 = 19.63[/tex]
The height of the tree in 2020 was of 19.63 feet.
