Tom is adding soil to his raised garden bed. The depth of the soil is currently 8 inches, and for each bag of soil he adds, the depth will increase by 1/2 of an inch. You can use a function to describe the depth of the soil in the garden bed after Tom adds x bags of soil.
Write an equation for the function. If it is linear, write it in the form h(x)=mx+b. If it is exponential, write it in the form h(x)=a(b)^x.