TOV Marks in Additional Mathematics

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0

10

12

14

Number of hours spent for Additional Mathematics exercises per week

16

Number of hours spent for Additional Mathematics exercise per week

100

TOV marks in Additional Mathematics

90
80
70
60
50
y=2.79x+48.84

40
30
20
10
0
0

10

12

14

16

Number of hours spent for Additional Mathematics exercises per week

1.2

2.4

2.8

3.5

3.9

4.3

9.13

3.23

2.56

1.83

1.56

1.35

Log10 x

0.0792

0.3802

0.4472

0.5440

0.5911

0.6335

Log10 y

0.9605

0.5092

0.4082

0.2625

0.1932

0.1303

1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0

0.1

yxa = b
log10yxa = log10 b
log10 y + log10xa = log10 b
log10 y + alog10 x = log10 b
log10 y = -alog10 x + log10 b
i) statistically

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

Value a
-a = m
m=
= -1.509
-a = -1.509
a = 1.509
a = 1.50

Value b
log10 y = -alog10 x + log10 b
log10 0.96 = -1.509 log10 0.08 + log10 b
-0.0177 = -1.509(-1.097) + log10 b
-0.0177 = 1.655 + log10 b
log10 b = -0.0177 - 1.655
log10 b = -1.6727
b= 1.08