Question

brittany bought an indoor palm plant when it was only a few feet tall. over several years, it grew at a steady rate until it almost tripled in height. then, its height leveled off. which graph could show the height of the palm plant since brittany bought it?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze plant - growth stages

The plant first grows at a steady rate. This means the height - time graph will have a non - zero constant slope (a straight - line with a positive slope). Then its height levels off, meaning the height does not change with time and the slope of the graph becomes zero (a horizontal line).

Step2: Examine the graphs

Looking at the options, the graph that has a section with a positive slope (representing the growth phase) followed by a horizontal line (representing the phase where the height has leveled off) is the correct one.

Answer:

The top - left graph (the one where the line first has a positive slope and then becomes horizontal)