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Linear Law Exam Practice Questions

The document contains 10 problems about reducing non-linear relationships to linear equations and determining values of constants. Specifically, it involves plotting graphs of transformed variables and determining the equation of lines of best fit. Several questions ask to calculate constants in original non-linear equations based on information about the linear transformations and resulting line equations.

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Linear Law Exam Practice Questions

The document contains 10 problems about reducing non-linear relationships to linear equations and determining values of constants. Specifically, it involves plotting graphs of transformed variables and determining the equation of lines of best fit. Several questions ask to calculate constants in original non-linear equations based on information about the linear transformations and resulting line equations.

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  • Problem 2: Discusses plotting a graph of x² against √x and finding related parameters for the line of best fit.
  • Problem 1: Introduces a problem on reducing non-linear relations to linear equations with calculation of gradient and intercept.
  • Problem 4: Involves calculating specific values for parameters p and q from given equations.
  • Problem 3: Focuses on determining the equation of a straight line from the plotted graph.
  • Problem 5: Solves for values of p and k using a straight line graph and given equations.
  • Problem 6: Construction of an equation based on variables x and y and finding parameters for different given values.
  • Problem 7: Explores part of a parabolic curve converted to a linear form with specific problem-solving aspects.
  • Problem 8: Problem involves transforming an equation into linear form to derive linear graph details.
  • Problems 9 and 10: Involves solving for gradients and intercepts derived from nonlinear relations stated in problems 9 and 10.

Linear Law Practice 2

2. The diagram shows a line of best fit by plotting a


1. Reduce non-linear relation, y  px n1 , 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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Linear Law Practice 2
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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Linear Law Practice 2
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  ]
3

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Linear Law Practice 2

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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Linear Law Practice 2
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
dx
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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