Recovering a solution from logarithmic axes

Recovering a solution from logarithmic axes

Secondary 3
8 marks
TGM Original Questions

The table gives rounded values modelled by \(y=ax^n\), where \(a>0\).

\(x\)124816
\(y\)25.661645.3128
  1. On separate graph paper, plot \(\lg y\) against \(\lg x\). Estimate \(a\) and \(n\).[4]
  2. On the same axes, draw another straight line to find the positive value of \(x\) for which \(ax^n=64/x\). State the equation of the additional line in terms of \(X=\lg x\) and \(Y=\lg y\).[4]

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Answer:(a) \(a\approx2,\ n\approx1.50\). (b) Draw \(Y=\lg64-X\); \(x\approx4.00\).

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