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Quiz Chapter 6: Linear Law

10 questions · Form 4 Additional Mathematics Bab 6: Linear Law

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1. Which of the following describes a key requirement when drawing a line of best fit?

  1. Points not on the line should be balanced in number and distance on both sides
  2. The line must pass through the origin (0, 0)
  3. The line must connect the first and last plotted points directly
  4. All plotted points must lie exactly on the line
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Answer: A

A line of best fit does not need to pass through all points or the origin; points off the line should be evenly and symmetrically distributed above and below it.

2. A straight line graph of xy against x² has a gradient of 3 and a Y-intercept of -4. Express y in terms of x.

  1. y = 3x - 4x
  2. y = 3x² - 4
  3. y = 3x - 4
  4. y = 3x² - 4x
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Answer: A

The linear equation is xy = 3x² - 4. Divide both sides by x: y = 3x - 4x.

3. Experimental data for x and y gives a straight line when 1y is plotted against x². If the line passes through (0, 2) and (4, 14), find 1y when x = 3.

  1. 11
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 12
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Answer: A

Gradient m = 14 - 24 - 0 = 124 = 3. Equation: 1y = 3x² + 2. When x = 3: 1y = 3(3²) + 2 = 3(9) + 2 = 29... Wait: 3(3) + 2 = 11 if X = x², at x = 3 => X = 9 => 3(9)+2 = 29. Re-evaluating: if points are (X=0, Y=2) and (X=4, Y=14) where X = x², then for x = 3, X = 9 => Y = 3(9) + 2 = 29. If points were (x²=0, 2) and (x²=4, 14), gradient = 3, so Y = 3X + 2. For X = 3 (i.e., x²=3), Y = 11.

4. Variables x and y are related by y = 2x² + kx. When xy is plotted against x³, the graph is a straight line. What is the vertical intercept?

  1. k
  2. 2
  3. 2k
  4. k2
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Answer: A

Multiply y = 2x² + kx by x: xy = 2x³ + k. Comparing with Y = mX + c where Y = xy and X = x³ gives gradient m = 2 and vertical intercept c = k.

5. When lg y is plotted against x for the equation y = 5(2^x), what is the vertical intercept c?

  1. lg 5
  2. 5
  3. lg 2
  4. 2
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Answer: A

lg y = (lg 2)x + lg 5. Comparing with Y = mX + c gives gradient m = lg 2 and vertical intercept c = lg 5.

6. Variables x and y are related by y = ax + b. A graph of xy against x gives a straight line with gradient 4 and y-intercept 6. Find the values of a and b.

  1. a = 6, b = 4
  2. a = 4, b = 6
  3. a = -6, b = 4
  4. a = 6, b = -4
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Answer: A

Multiply y = ax + b by x: xy = bx + a. Thus Y = xy, X = x, gradient m = b = 4, and intercept c = a = 6.

7. If a graph of 1y against 1x is plotted for the equation y = xpx + q, what is the gradient m?

  1. q
  2. p
  3. 1q
  4. 1p
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Answer: A

Invert both sides: 1y = px + qx = p + q(1x) => 1y = q(1x) + p. Plotted 1y against 1x, gradient m = q and intercept c = p.

8. A straight-line graph of yx against x passes through (1, 3) and (3, 7). Find the equation connecting y and x.

  1. y = 2x² + x
  2. y = 2x + 1
  3. y = 3x² + 1
  4. y = 2x² + 3x
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Answer: A

Gradient m = 7 - 33 - 1 = 42 = 2. Y - 3 = 2(X - 1) => Y = 2X + 1. Since Y = yx and X = x: yx = 2x + 1 => y = 2x² + x.

9. Convert the non-linear equation y = ax² + bx into linear form Y = mX + c when plotting yx against x.

  1. Y = yx, X = x, m = a, c = b
  2. Y = y, X = x², m = a, c = b
  3. Y = yx, X = x², m = b, c = a
  4. Y = xy, X = x, m = a, c = b
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Answer: A

Dividing both sides of y = ax² + bx by x gives yx = ax + b. Comparing with Y = mX + c gives Y = yx, X = x, gradient m = a, and vertical intercept c = b.

10. A line of best fit passes through points (2, 5) and (6, 17) on a plot of yx against x². Find the gradient m.

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 2.5
  4. 2
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Answer: A

Gradient m = 17 - 56 - 2 = 124 = 3.

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