Linear Law Practice 2
2. The diagram shows a line of best fit by plotting a
1. Reduce non-linear relation, y px n1 , where k
2
graph of y against x.
and n are constants, to linear equation. State the
gradient and vertical intercept for the linear
equation obtained.
[m=n-1, c log10 p ]
a. Find the equation of the line of best fit.
b. Determine the value of
i. x when y = 4,
ii. y when x = 25.
2
a y 5 x 4; b i 900; b ii 6
2
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3. The diagram shows part of the straight line graph 4. The diagram shows part of the straight line
y
obtained by plotting y against x2. graph obtained by plotting against x .
x
Express y in terms of x.
3 5
[ y ( x 2 )2 ]
4 4 Given its original non-linear equation is
3
y px qx 2 . Calculate the values of p and q.
[ p 14, q 2 ]
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5. The diagram shows the graph of the straight line 6. The variables x and y are related by the equation y
= px3, where p is a constant. Find the value of p
x 2
that is related by the equation 3x . and n.
y x
Find the values of p and k.
[p =5, k = 7] 5
[p=1000. n ]
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7. Diagram A shows part of the curve y ax 2 bx .
Diagram B shows part of the straight line obtained
when the equation is reduced to the linear form.
(Diagram B)
Find
(a) the values of a and b,
(b) the values of p and q.
[(a) a=5, b=0 (b) p=5,q=3]
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8. The variables x and y are related by the equation
p
y , where k is a constant.
3x
Diagram 6 shows the straight line graph obtained by
plotting log10 y against x.
p
(a) Express the equation y in its linear form
3x
used to obtain the straight line graph shown in
Diagram 6.
(b) Find the value of p.
1
[(a) log10 p log10 3( x) log10 p , (b) p= ]
1000
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9. Variable x and y are related by the equation 10. Variable x and y are related by the equation
c
y 2 px q . When the graph lg y against lgx is y . When the graph y against xy is drawn the
dx
drawn, the resulting straight line has a gradient of resulting line has gradient 0.25 and an intercept on the
-2 and an vertical intercept of 0.5 . Calculate the y-axis of 1.25. Calculate the value of c and of d.
value of p and of q. [c=5, d=4]
[p=10, q=-4]
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