SPM Add Math Form 5 Chapter 2 Linear Law

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CHAPTER 2 : LINEAR LAW
LINES OF BEST FIT
Drawing Lines of Best Fit
1) An experiment was carried out to determine how the temperature at a liquid, T C, varied
with time, t s, when heated. Plot the graph, T against t. Draw the line of best fit.

t 50 100 150 200 250 300
T 40.0 44.0 49.5 52.0 55.1 60.0

2) The following table shows values of two variables, P and Q, obtained in an experiment.
Plot the graph, Q against P. Draw the line of best fit.

P 10 20 30 40 50 60
Q 0.60 0.51 0.39 0.28 0.2 0.10

Equations for Lines of Best Fit
3) The following table shows how the weight of a child, W kg varies with age, Y months.

Y (months) 3 4 5 6 7 8
W (kg) 5.5 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.5 8.1

(a) Plot the graph, W against Y. Draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph to find W in terms of Y.

4) The diagram shows the graph of y against x. Express y in terms of x.




5) The velocity of a ball, v, dropped from a fixed height is related to time, t. The corresponding
values are tabulated as shown below.

t (s) 2 4 6 8 10
v (m s
-1
) 29.6 49.4 68.9 87.8 108.0

(a) Plot the graph of v against t. Draw the line of best fit.
(b) From the graph, find
(i) v if t=5 s,
(ii) t if v=112 m s
-1
.
(c) Find v in terms of t.
(d) Hence, determine the time when the velocity is 200m s
-1
.
y
x
(0,c)
*8,16)
(12,20)

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6) The diagram shows the graph of y against x.
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) Find the value of
(i) y when x=6,
(ii) x when y=30.
APPLYING LINEAR LAW TO NON-LINEAR RELATIONS
Converting non-linear equations to the linear form
7) Convert the following non-linear equations to the linear form Y=mX+c. Determine Y, X, m
and c.
(a) y = ax
2
+b (c) y= ab
x

(b) ax+y =

(d) y=

+


8) Given y= 2x
2
+3x, express the equation in the linear form Y=mX+c. Hence, state the value of
m and c.

The value of constants in a non-linear equation

9) Two constants are related by the equation y=ax+

. Values of the two variables are shown

in the following table.

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 3.00 4.5 6.3 8.3 10

(a) Convert the equation y=ax+

to the linear form, Y=mX+c.

(b) Plot the graph of Y against X. Draw the line of best fit.
(c) From the graph, estimate the value of a and b.

10) The diagram shows the graph of
1

against x. Express y in terms of x.

11) The diagram shows the graph of log
10
y against log
10
x. Express y in terms of x.




y
x
2
(10,22)
x
(5,30)
(10,40)
1
y
log
10
y
log
10
x
1
(1,3)

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12) Variables x and y are related by equation y=ax
3
+bx. Diagram (i) shows the graph of y
against x. Diagram (ii) shows the graph of

against x
2
.

(i) (ii)





(a) Find the value of p and q.
(b) Express y in terms of x.

Information from lines of best fit and its equations

13) Experimental values of displacement, s, cm of an object at time, t, s is as tabulated below.

t 20 50 80 110 140
s 10.1 30.1 58.1 94.6 128.6

Variables s and t are related by the equation s=

2
+ , where u and a are constants.
(a) Plot the graph of

against t. Draw the line of best fit.

(b) From the graph, determine the displacement at 100 seconds.
(c) Determine the linear form of the equation. Find the values of u and a.
(d) Calculate the displacement at 200 seconds.

14) The table shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
Variables x and y are related by the equation y= pq
x+1
, where p and q are constants.

x 2 4 6 8 10 12
y 4 15 64 258 512 2048

(a) Plot the graph of log
10
y against (x+1).
(b) Use the graph to find the value of
(i) y when x=5,
(ii) x when y=100
(c) Find the value of p and q. Hence, express y in terms of x.

15) The values of x and y obtained in an experiment is shown in the table below. Variables x
and y are related by the equation y= pk
x
, where p and k are constants.

x 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
y 10.0 14.1 20.0 28.3 40.0 56.6

(a) Plot the graph of log
10
y against x. Draw the line of best fit.
y
x
(1,3)
2,18)
y
x
x
2
(q,3)
(4,p)

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(b) Use the graph to find the value of
(i) p,
(ii) k.

16) Variables P and Q are related by the equation P=
2

2
(Q+m)
2
where k and m are
constants. The table shows the corresponding values of P and Q.

Q 1 2 3 4 5 6
P 27.8 33.3 38.9 44.4 50.0 55.6

(a) Plot the graph of against Q. Draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph to find the value of k and m.
(c) Find the value of P when Q=3.5

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