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10 - Linear Law

The document contains a mathematics assignment with 7 questions about linear relationships and graphing experimental data. Students are asked to plot variables from tables on graph paper, determine constants from linear equations, estimate values based on graphs, and find points of intersection between lines.

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St Joseph’s Institution

Secondary Four Mathematics

TOPIC − Linear Law

Name:_____________________________________ ( ) Class: ___________

Q1) Kepler’s third law states that the period of a satellite around a
planetary body (T) is related to the distance of the satellite from the
body (R) by the formula:

T = aR b

An experiment was conducted on a planet in a galaxy far far away


and the following table gives the values of T corresponding to values
of R.

T(/h) 8 125 353 649 1000

R(km) 40 250 500 750 1000

Use the data above in order to draw, on graph paper, the straight line
graph of lg T against lg R.
[4]

Use your graph to estimate

(i) the values of a and b


(ii) the value of T when R = 100 km;
(iii) the value of R when T = 750 h.

Q2. The table shows experimental values of two variables, x and y.

x 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6


y 2.12 2.31 2.63 3.05 3.57
2 3
It is known that x and y are connected by the equation ay − bx = 1 . By
plotting y 2 against x 3 . Obtain a straight line to represent the above
data. Use your graph to estimate the value of a and of b.

By drawing a suitable straight line, find the value of x and of y which


satisfy the simultaneous equations.
ay 2 − bx 3 = 1,
y 2 − x 3 = 1.

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Q3. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The table shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 0.20 0.25 0.50 1 2


y 0.059 0.071 0.125 0.200 0.286

a 1
It is known that x and y are connected by the equation + = b where a
x y
and b are constants.

1 1
(a) Plot against and obtain a straight line graph
y x

(b) Use your graph

(i) to find the value of a and of b.

1
(ii) to estimate the value of x when = 7.
y

Q4. The table below shows experimental values of x and y which are known to
be related by the equation y = ax 2 + bx .

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 27 60 101 148 200 258

y
(a) Plot against x and use the graph to estimate the value of
x
a and b .

2
y −1
Q5) The figure below shows a straight line graph obtained by plotting
x
against x .
i) Express y in terms of x .

ii) When y = 2 , find the value(s) of x correct to 2 decimal


places.

y −1
x

(-2,3)

x
(-3,0)

3
Q6) (a) The table shows experimental values of two variables x and y.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y −0.5 0 0.86 2 3.35 It is known
that x and y are connected by an equation of the form
y = cx x + d x , where c and d are constants.
y
(i) By plotting against x, obtain a straight line graph to represent
x
the above data.
(ii) Use your graph to estimate the value of c and of d.
(iii) Hence, obtain the value of x when 4y = x

(b) The variables x and y are related in such a way that when xy is plotted

against y, a straight line is obtained passing through the points  4, 6 

and  8,3 . Find the value of the gradient of the straight line obtained

1
when is plotted against x.
y

Q7) Answer The Whole Of This Question On A Sheet Of Graph Paper.


The table shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0


y 0.83 0.61 0.50 0.42 0.38
x
It is known that x and y are related by the equation  ax  b x , where a
y
and b are constants.
1
(a) Plot against x to obtain a straight line.
y
(b) Use your graph to estimate the value of a and of b.

(c) On the same diagram, draw the straight line representing the
equation y x 1 and write down the value of x given by the point
of intersection of the two lines.

(d) Evaluate the value of the gradient of the straight line obtained when
1 1
is plotted against .
y x x

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