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CHAPTER 6: LINEAR LAW AddMaths F4 Revision Exercise

SPM Format P1 September 2020

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SPM Questions P2
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1. Table 1 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. It is known that x and
2
y are related by the equation y= pk x , where p and k are constants.
x 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
y 1.59 1.86 2.40 3.17 4.36 6.76
Table 1

log y
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(a) Plot against x2.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph in 6(a) to find the value of
(i) p,
(ii) k.
[Ans: (b)(i) p = 1.280 (ii) k = 1.309]

2. Table 2 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables
p
y=
x and y are related by the equation x+q , where p and q are constants.
x 2 4 6 8 10 12
y 36.0 7.2 4.0 2.8 2.1 1.7
Table 2

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(a) Plot y against x, using a scale of 2 cm to 2 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.1
1
unit on the y-axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph from (a), to find
(i) the value of p,
(ii) the value of q.
[p = 17.9, q = –1.61]

For this question choose your own scale when plotting the graph
3. Table 3 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables
b
−
x
x and y are related by the equation y=a ( 5 ) , where a and b are constants.
x 24 26 28 32 35
y 190 185 176 162 157
Table 3

b
−
x
(a) Reduce the equation y=a ( 5 ) to the linear form.
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log10 y
(b) Plot the graph of against x .
(c) Based on the graph in (b), find the value of a and of b.
[a = 100.925, b = –9.538]

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