SPM QUESTIONS

PAPER 1
1
SPM 2003 P 1 Q10

SPM 2004 P1Q13

y px qx

x and y are related by the equation

,
where p and q are constants. A straight line is

Diagram below shows a straight line graph of

y
against x.

yplotting
obtained by
the diagram
xbelow.

y
x

y
x

against x, as shown in
0

Given that y = 6x - x2, calculate the value of k and

h.
[3 marks]
[h = 3, k = 4]

Calculate the values of p and q.

[4 marks ]
[p= -2, q =13]
SPM 2005 P 1 Q13
The variables x and y are related by the equation
y=kx4, where k is a constant.
(a) Convert the equation y = kx4 to linear
form.
(b) Diagram below shows the straight line
obtained by plotting log10y against log10x

SPM 2006P1 Q11

log10 y
0

Find the value of

(i)
log10 k,
(ii)
h.
[3, 11]

SPM 2007 P1 Q12

log10 x
[4 marks]
The first diagram shows the curve y = 3x2+5. The
second graph shows the straight line graph
obtained when y = -3 x2 +5 is expresses in the
linear form Y= 5X + c. Express X and Y in terms
of x and/or y.
[3 marks]

X=9/25 x2, Y=-3/5 y

SPM2008 P1 Q12
The variables x and y are related by the equation

k
5x
y=
, where k is a constant. Diagram below
shows the straight line graph obtained by plotting

log10y against x.

The variables x and y are related by the equation

y2=2x(10 - x).

k
5x

y2
x
A straight line graph is obtained by plotting
against x.
Find the value of p and of q.
[3 marks]
[10, 14]

(a) Express the equation y =

,in its linear
form used to obtain the straight line
graph shown in the diagram above.
(b) Find the value of k
[4 marks]
[log10 y= -xlog105 + log10k, 0.01]

PAPER 2
7. SPM 2003 P 2 Q 7
Use graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the value of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. It is known that x and
y pk x

y are related by the equation

x
1.5
y
1.59

,where p and k are constants

2.0
2.5
3.0
1.86
2.40
3.17

3.5
4.36

4.0
6.76

(a) Plot log10 y against x2.

Hence, draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph in (a) to find the value of
(i)
p
(ii)
k
Answer: p=1.259, k =1.109

[5 marks]

[5 marks]

8. SPM 2004 2 Q 7
Use graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y
are related by the equation y = p k x, where p and k are constants.
x
y

2
3.16

4
5.50

6
5.50

8
16.22

10
28.84

12
46.77

(a) Plot log10 y against x by using a scale of 2 cm to 2 units on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.2 unit on the
log10 y-axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit
[4 marks ]
(b) Use your graph from (a) to find the value of

(i)
p
(ii)
k
Answer :p =1.820, k =1.309

[ 6 marks]

9. SPM 2005 P 2 Q 7
Use graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from experiment. The variables x and y are
y px

related by the equation

x
1.0
y
5.5

r
px

, where p and r are constants.

2.0
3.0
4.0
4.7
5.0
6.5

5.0
7.7

5.5
8.4

(a) Plot xy against x2, by using a scale of 2 cm to 5 units on both axes. Hence,
draw the line of best fit.
(b) Use the graph from (a) to find the value of
(i)
p,
(ii)
r.
Answer :p=1.37, r=5.48

[5 marks]

[5 marks]

10. SPM 2006 P2 Q7

Use graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y
y pk x 1

are related by the equation

, where p and k are constants.
x
1
2
3
4
5
6
y
4.0
5.7
8.7
13.2
20.0
28.8
(a) Plot log y against (x + 1), using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the (x + 1) axis and 2 cm to 0.2 unit on
the log y-axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[5 marks]
(b) Use you graph from (a) to find the values of
(i)
p,
(ii)
k.
[5 marks]
Answers: 1.778, 1.483

11. SPM 2007 P2Q7

Use Graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.

y 2kx 2
Variables x and y are related by the equation
x
2
3
4
y
8
13.2
20

p
x
k

, where p and k are constants.

5
6
7
27.5
36.6
45.5

y
x
(a) Plot

against x, using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on both axes. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[4marks]
(b) Use your graph in part (a) to find the value of
(i)
p,

(ii)
k,
(iii)
y when x = 1.2.
Answers : 0.754, 0.26, 4.2

[6marks]

12. SPM 2008 P2 Q8

Use Graph paper to answer this question.
Table below shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y
are related by the equation y = hk2x, where h and k are constants.
x
1.5
3.0
4.5
6.0
7.5
9.0
y
2.51
3.24
4.37
5.75
7.76
10.00
(a) based on the Table above, construct a table for the values of log 10 y.
[1 mark]
(b) Plot log10 y against x, using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the
log10 y-axis.
Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[4 marks]
(c) Use the graph in part (b) to find the value of
(i) x when y = 4.8,
(ii) h,
(iii) k.
[5 marks]
Answers : 4.95, 1.905, 1.096