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X and y Are Related by The Equation: Linear Law Paper 1

This document contains 10 multi-part questions related to linear relationships between variables. The questions involve plotting graphs, determining constants from linear equations, and interpreting graphs to find values of variables. Diagrams and tables of data values are provided. The questions assess skills in linear regression, determining constants from linear equations, and interpreting linear graphs.

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X and y Are Related by The Equation: Linear Law Paper 1

This document contains 10 multi-part questions related to linear relationships between variables. The questions involve plotting graphs, determining constants from linear equations, and interpreting graphs to find values of variables. Diagrams and tables of data values are provided. The questions assess skills in linear regression, determining constants from linear equations, and interpreting linear graphs.

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LINEAR LAW

PAPER 1
1

x and y are related by the equation


y px 2 qx , where p and q are constants.
A straight line is obtained by plotting
y
against x , as shown in Diagram 1.
x
Calculate the value of p and q.
[4 marks]

DIAGRAM 1

p
q

Answer:

2.

Diagram 2 shows a straight line graph of


y
against x . Given that y 6 x x 2 ,
x
calculate the value of k and of h .
[3 marks]

(2, )

(, 1)
x

O
DIAGRAM 2

Answer: k

3.

The variables x and y are related by the


equation y kx 4 , where k is a constant.
(a) Convert the equation to linear form.
(b) Diagram 3 shows the straight line
obtained by plotting log10 y against
log10 x .
Find the value of
(i) log10 k
(ii) h .
[4 marks]

(2, h)

(, 3)
O

DIAGRAM 3

Answer: (a) .
(b)

(i)

(ii)
...
4

Diagram 4 shows the graph of


. Express y in terms of

x.

y
1
against
x
x

y
x

[3 marks]

(4, 13)

(, 3)

1
x

O
O

DIAGRAM 4

Answer: .
5

DIAGRAM 5(a)

DIAGRAM 5(b)

Diagram 5(a) shows the curve y = 3 x 2 + 5. Diagram 5(b) shows the straight line graph
obtained when y = 3 x 2 + 5 is expressed in the linear form Y = 5X + c.
Express X and Y in terms of x and /or y
[3 marks]

Answer: .

PAPER 2
6.

Table 1 shows the values of two variables x and y related by the equation y ab x 1 ,
where a and b are constants.

3
12.1

4
6.46

5
3.47

6
1.89

8
0.52

TABLE 1

(a) Draw the graph of log10 y against ( x 1) .

[4 marks]

(b) From your graph, find


(i) the value of y when x 7
(ii) the value of a
(iii) the value of b .

[6 marks]

7. Table 2 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
Variables x and y are related by the equation y = p k x , where p and k are constants.

x
y

2
3.16

4
5.50

6
9.12

8
16.22

10
28.84

12
46.77

TABLE 2
(a) Plot log10 y against x by using a scale of 2 cm to 2 units on the x-axis and 2 cm to
0.2 unit on the log10 y -axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[4 marks]
(b) Use your graph from (a) to find the value of
(i)
p
(ii)
k

[6 marks]

8. Table 3 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
It is known that x and y are related by the equation y pk x , where p and k are constants.
2

x
y

1.5
1.59

2.0
1.86

2.5
2.40

3.0
3.17

3.5
4.36

4.0
6.76

TABLE 3
log y

(a) Plot
against x .
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
2

[5 marks]

(b) Use the graph in (a) to find the values of


(i) p
(ii) k .

[5 marks]

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

variables x and y are related by the equation y px px , where p and r are constants

x
y

1.0
5.5

2.0
4.7

3.0
5.0

4.0
6.5

5.0
7.7

5.5
8.4

TABLE 4
(a) Plot xy against x 2 , by using a scale of 2 cm to 5 units on both axes.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[5 marks]
(b) Use your graph from (a) to find the value of
(i) p
(ii) r .

[5 marks]

10. 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 y pk x 1 , where p and k are constants

x
y

1
4.0

2
5.7

3
8.7

4
13.2

5
20.0

6
28.8

TABLE 5
(a) Plot log y against (x+1), using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the (x+1)-axis and 2 cm
to 0.2 unit on the log y-axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[5 marks]
(b) Use your graph from (a) to find the value of
(i) p
(ii) k.

[5 marks]

Linear Law
Answer
1. p 2, q 13
2. h 5, k 4
3. (a) log10 y 4 log10 x log10 k
(b) (i) 3
(ii) 11
y

5
x2
4
1
5. X = 2
x
y
Y= 2
x
6.
x -1
Log10
y

2
3
4
5
1.08 0.81 0.54 0.28

7
-0.28

(b) (i) y = 1
(ii) a = 42.66
(iii) b = 0.5337

7 (a)
x
Log10y

2
4
6
8
10
0.50 0.74 0.96 1.21 1.46

12
1.67

(b) (i) p = 1.920


(ii) k = 1.309
8 (a)
x2

2.25

4.0

6.25

9.0

12.25

16.0

log10 y0.20

0.27

0.38

0.50

0.64

0.83

(b) (i) p 1.259

(ii) k 1.109
9(a)
1
4
9 16 25 30.25
xy 5.5 9.4 15 26 38.5 46.2
x2

(b) (i) p 1.37


(ii) r 5.48
10. (a)
x+1
Log y

2
0.60

3
0.76

4
0.94

5
1.12

6
1.30

7
1.46

(b) p = 1.778
k = 1.483
8

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