Question

zion is growing out his hair. the table shows the length of his hair, y, as a function of the number of weeks since he decided to grow it out, x. what is the initial value of the function? initial value: number of weeks, x length of hair (mm), y 0 9 2 15 4 21

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the concept of initial value

The initial value of a function \(y = f(x)\) is the value of \(y\) when \(x = 0\).

Step2: Locate \(x = 0\) in the table

Looking at the table, when \(x = 0\) (number of weeks \(=0\)), the corresponding value of \(y\) (length of hair) is given.

Answer:

\(9\)