CHAPTER 2

HAPTER 2 : LINEAR LAW

A. REVISION

y=mx +c
EXAMPLE 1
Given that point A (2,4) and point B (8,10). A line is jointed from this point. Find
the equation of the line.
B. DRAWING THE BEST FITTED LINE
A line of best fit is pass though all points or the number of points balance on both
of the line

Impotant !!! Logs rule Refer to the formula

EXAMPLE 2 (SPM 2011_P2/Q7)
Table shows values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
Variables x and y are related by the equation

n
= px +1 , where n and p are
y

constants.
x
y

0.1
0.30
3

0.2
0.36
4

0.3
0.46
5

0.4
0.58
8

0.5
0.90
9

0.6
1.81
8

a) Based on the table construct a table for the value of

1
y .

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Non-Linear Function

b) Plot

A) Compare with y=mx+c

by comparing with Y = mX + c

y = ax2 + b
using
2cm
on
and 2
units
axis.
draw
best
c) Use
(b) to
value
iy
value

against x,
the scale of
to 0.1 unit
the x-axis
cm to 0.5

y = ax3 + b
Non-Linear Function

1
y

b) By using logarithm
by taking log to both sides

y2y==ax
ax+x b

1
ax 2 kx b
y
y = ca

on the

1
y

Hence,
the line of
fit.
the graph in
find the
of
when the
of x =0.38
ii-n
iii-p

py = qx
C.

Converting
non-linear
linear

from
to

yxn = c

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EXAMPLE 3
The diagram below show that a part of the graph of

x
x and y are related
to the equation
y

x
y

against x. The variable

px+ qy=xy , where p and q are constant.

Find the value of p and q.

(1,8
(4,2
x

EXAMPLE 4

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The diagram below show that a part of the graph of

Given that

8
yx=10
.
log
10 y

log 10 y against log 10 x .

Calculate value of k and h.

(2,k
)
(h,3
)

log 10 x

QUESTION 1
Table shows values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.

hx
y=
Variables x and y are related by the equation
k , where h and k are
constants.
X
Y

3
2.57

4
3.31

5
4.07

6
4.90

7
6.31

8
7.94

a) Based on the table construct a table for the value of

b) Plot

log 10 y

log 10 y .

against x, using the scale of 2cm to1 unit on the x-axis and 2

cm to 0.1 units on the

log 10 y

axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.

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c) Use the graph in (b) to find the value of
i y when the value of x =2.7
ii-h

iii-k

QUESTION 2
Table shows values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.

k p
= +1 , where h and k are
y x

Variables x and y are related by the equation

constants.
X
Y

1.5
2.50
2

2.0
0.77
0

3.0
0.46
5

4.0
0.38
5

5.0
0.35
1

6.0
0.32
8

a) Based on the table construct a table for the value of x

b) Plot

1
y

and

1
y .

against x , using the scale of 2cm to 0.1 unit on the

and 2 cm to 0.5 units on the

1
y

1
x -axis

axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.

c) Use the graph in (b) to find the value of

ik
ii-p
QUESTION 3
Table shows values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
Variables x and y are related by the equation y=hk

2x

, where h and k are

constants.
X
Y

1.5
2.51

a) Plot

3.0
3.24

log 10 y

4.5
4.37

6.0
5.75

7.5
7.76

9.0
10.0
0

against x , using the scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the

and 2 cm to 0.1 units on the

log 10 y

axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.

b) Use the graph in (b) to find the value of

i x when the value of y =4.8
ii-h

x -axis

iii-k