LINEAR LAW

1 Table 1 shows the values of two variables, 𝑥 and 𝑦, obtained from an experiment. The variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
related by the equation , where 𝑝 and 𝑘 are constants.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 4.0 5.7 8.7 13.2 20.0 28.8
Table 1
(a)
Based on Table 1, construct a table for the values of and .
(b)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the - axis and 2 cm to 0.2 unit on
the - axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(c) Using the graph in 1(b), find the value of
(i) p,
(ii) k.

2 Table 2 shows the values of two variables, 𝑥 and 𝑦, obtained from an experiment. The variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
related by the equation , where 𝑝 and q are constants.
x 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.5 6.0
y 9.5 27.5 30.2 79.4 138.1 288.4
Table 2
(a)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the - axis and 2 cm to 0.2 unit
on the - axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Using the graph in 2(a), find the value of
(i) p and q,
(ii) y when x = 3.2,
(iii) the correct value of y if one of the values of y has been wrongly recorded during the experiment.

3 Table 3 shows the values of two variables, T and P, obtained from an experiment to investigate the
relationship between the temperature, T°C and the gas pressure, P kPa, of a type of gas. The variables T and
P are related by the equation , where q and r are constants.
T −5 5 10 15 20 25
P 2.05 3.55 5.62 6.18 7.96 10.71
Table 3
(a)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 5 unit on the T- axis and 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the
- axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) It is found that one of the values of P has been wrongly recorded. From the graph in 3(a), determine
the correct value of P.
(c) Using the graph in 3(a), find the value of
(i) q,
(ii) r.

4 Table 4 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables x and y are

related by the equation , where a and b are constants.

x 0.32 0.86 1.19 1.57 2.16 3.27
y 2.57 5.89 8.71 12.30 20.89 41.69
Table 4
(a)
Based on Table 4, construct a table for the values of and .
 (b)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the - axis and 2 cm to
0.2 unit on the - axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(c) Using the graph in 5(b), find the value of
(i) a,
(ii) b.

5 Table 5 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables x and y are

related by the equation , where r and s are constants.

x 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0
y 4.0 5.0 5.1 6.3 6.5 6.6
Table 5
(b) Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 5 unit on the - axis and 2 cm to 1 units on the - axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(c) Using the graph in 4(a), find the value of
(i) r and s,
(ii) the correct value of y if one of the values of y has been recorded wrongly during the experiment.

6 Table 6 shows the values of displacement, s meter and time, t seconds of a moving particle, obtained from

an experiment. Given s and t are related by the equation , where a and u are the initial velocity
and acceleration of the particle respectively. A pair of data is not recorded because of a mistake.
x 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0
y 4.0 5.0 5.1 6.3 6.5 6.6
Table 6
(a)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 20 units on the - axis and 2 cm to 0.1 units on the - axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Mark on the graph to represent the exact point of the wrongly recorded data.
(c) Using the graph in 6(b), find the value of
(i) initial velocity,
(ii) acceleration,
(ii) x.

7 Table 7 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables x and y are

related by the equation , where p and w are constants.

x 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
y 2.51 4.78 8.20 14.21 27.54 63.10
Table 7
(a)
Plot against , using a scale of 2 cm to 2 units on the - axis and 2 cm to 0.2 units on the
- axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Using the graph in 7(a), find the value of
(i) p,
(ii) w,
(iii) y when x = 3.16