Chapter 9 Variation: Assignment
Name: _____________________________
1 The time in days (𝑑) taken to erect the frame of a house varies inversely to the number of
men (𝑛) working on the job as shown in the table below.
𝑛 1 2 4 5 10 20
𝑑 20 10 5 4 2 1
a What is the variation equation linking 𝑛 and 𝑑?
b What is the constant of variation?
c How many days would it take to erect the frame with 8 men?
2 The table below gives data for two variables 𝑥 and 𝑦. The relationship between x and y is
non-linear. A log transformation can be applied to the variable 𝑥 to linearise the data.
𝑥 1.5 3.8 10.7 28.3 57.8 110.2 148.3 182.9 201.6
𝑦 9.6 15.7 22.4 28.8 33.4 37.6 39.6 40.9 41.5
a Apply the log transformation to the data and then plot the points on a graph,
checking to see that it is linear.
b Find the equation that shows the relationship between 𝑦 and log 10 𝑥. Give your
answer using the nearest whole number.
c Use your equation to predict the value of 𝑦 when 𝑥 is 240. Write your answer
correct to one decimal place.
3 a For the data in the table below, apply an appropriate transformation to the
variable 𝑥 to linearise the data. Show your results in a table and then plot the
graph of the linearized form.
𝒙 0.2 1.6 3.6 7.8 9.4 10.6
𝒚 32.9 64.4 194.4 792.9 1136.9 1439.9
b Write the equation of the line which shows the relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦.
Give your answer with values correct to one decimal place.
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