Question

ann had an ice sculpture delivered for her parents anniversary party. the sculpture got shorter as it melted. this situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. graph of a line with x-axis labeled time after delivery (minutes) from 0 to 100 and y-axis labeled height (inches) from 0 to 20, line starts at (0,14) and goes to (100, around 9) what does the y-intercept of the line tell you about the situation? options: 1. the sculptures height decreased 1 inch every 20 minutes. 2. the sculpture was 14 inches tall when it was delivered. 3. the sculpture took 100 minutes to completely melt. 4. the sculpture was 10 inches tall after 80 minutes.

Explanation:

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The sculpture was 14 inches tall when it was delivered.

The y-intercept of a linear function occurs at x=0 (time=0 minutes, delivery time). From the graph, the line crosses the y-axis at 14 inches, so this is the sculpture's height at delivery.

Answer:

The y-intercept of a linear function occurs at x=0 (time=0 minutes, delivery time). From the graph, the line crosses the y-axis at 14 inches, so this is the sculpture's height at delivery.