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An eagle is flying at a height of 275 feet and climbing at a rate of 65 feet per second. The equation for the height of the bird y is y=275+65x,where x is the number.of seconds in flight. What do the slope and y- intercept represent? why?

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User Natti
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The slope represents the how fast the bird is climbing and the Y intercept represents where the bird started to climb
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