When Joseph moved into a new house, he planted two trees in his backyard. At the time of planting, Tree A was 16 inches tall and Tree B was 37 inches tall. Each year
thereafter, Tree A grew by 6 inches per year and Tree B grew by 3 inches per year. Let
A represent the height of Tree At years after being planted and let B represent the
height of Tree B t years after being planted. Write an equation for each situation, in
terms of t, and determine the interval of time, t, when Tree A is taller than Tree B.
A = 6t + 16
B
3t + 37
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Tree A is taller than Tree B when t
inches per year y