Chapter 2 : Linear Law
Use graph paper to answer this question.
1. The table below shows the values of x and y obtained from an experiment.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
y | 5 | 40 | 135 | 320 | 625 | 1080 |
It is known that x and y are related by the equation y = axb+1, where a and b are constants.
plot log10 y against log10 x using a scale 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the log10 x-axis and 2 cm to 0.5 units on the log10 y-axis.based on your graph , estimate the values of a and b.
2. The table below shows the values of x and y obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y are related by the equation y = pk x, where p and k are constant.
x | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
y | 3.16 | 5.50 | 9.12 | 16.22 | 28.84 | 46.77 |
plot log10 y against x using a scale 2 cm to 2 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.2 units on the log10 y-axis. Hence draw the line of best fit. Used your graph from a) , estimate the values of p and k.
3. The table below shows the values of x and y obtained from an experiment. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = px
x | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
y | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
Plot xy against x2 by using a scale 2 cm to 5 units on both axes. Hence draw the line of best fit
Used your graph from a) , to find the values of p and r
4. The table below shows the values of x and y obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y are related by the equation y = pk x + 1, where p and k are constants.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
y | 4.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 20.00 | 28.8 |
plot log10 y against ( x + 1 ) using a scale 2 cm to 1 unit on the (x + 1)-axis and 2 cm to 0.2 units on the log y-axis. Hence draw the line of best fit
Used your graph from a) , estimate the values of p and k.
5. The table below shows the experimental result of two variables x and y . It is known that x and y are related by the equation y = ax3 - bx, where a and b are constants.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
y | -1.5 | 9 | 43.5 | 114 | 232.5 |
Change the equation to linear form, hence draw a straight line graph for the values of x and y.
b) From your graph determine the values of a and b find the values of y when x = 3.5
6. The table shows the corresponding values of x and y obtained from an experiment.
x | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 |
y | 3.12 | 2.99 | 2.85 | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.68 | 2.63 |
a) Plot y against
Given that x and y are related by the equation
7. The table shows the values of two variables x and y , obtained from an experiment.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
y | 1 | 1 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.44 |
It is predicted that x and y are related by the equation
b) From the graph in a) Find the values of a and b
8. The table shows the corresponding values of x and y obtained from an experiment.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
y | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
It is known that x and y are related by the equation
b) From the graph in a) , Find the values of p and q.
9. The table shows the corresponding values of x and y obtained from an experiment.
x | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
y | 1.75 | 3.65 | 5.57 | 7.5 | 9.44 | 11.4 |
Plot
Given that x and y are related by the equation
10. The table shows the corresponding values of x and y obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y are related by equation
x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
y | 1.414 | 1.732 | 2.00 | 2.236 |
Plot y2 against x, Hence draw the line of best fit.
From an equation relating y to x , Find the values of h and k.