Question

Hector would like to join a gym that has a one-time membership fee plus a monthly fee. He can use the function f(x)=35x+50 to model the cost of gym membership after x months. Identify and interpret the initial value of the function.

Answer 1

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In the given function f(x) = 35x + 50, the initial value is represented by the constant term, which is 50.

Interpreting this value, the initial value of the function (50) represents the one-time membership fee that Hector needs to pay when he joins the gym. Therefore, in this case, the one-time membership fee is $50.