FHSS 2025 P1 Q11

FHSS 2025 P1 Q11

7 marks

The table shows the values of two variables \(x\) and \(y\) from an experiment.
The two variables are connected by the equation \(\frac{\sqrt{x}}{y} = px + q\sqrt{x}\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants. The values of \(y\) are corrected to \(2\) decimal places.

\(x\)\(5\)\(15\)\(25\)\(30\)\(40\)
\(y\)\(0.37\)\(0.30\)\(0.26\)\(0.25\)\(0.23\)
  1. Draw, on the grid provided on the next page, a straight line graph of \(\frac{1}{y}\) against \(\sqrt{x}\).[3]
  2. Use your graph to estimate the value of \(p\) and of \(q\).[2]
  3. Use your graph to estimate the value of \(y\) when \(x = 19\).[2]
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