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VCE 11 General 2023

9.08 Data models

Worksheet
Linearise functions
1

Consider the following data set.

x11.82.2344.55.86.279
y59.512.7213543.570.379.9101165
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

B

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

C

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

x^2
y59.512.7213543.570.379.9101165
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k x^{2} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 70.

2

Consider the following data set.

x10.91.523.5456.2910
y6.56.47.1812.11418.525.246.556
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

B

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

C

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

x^2
y6.56.47.1812.11418.525.246.556
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k x^{2} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 50.

3

Consider the following data set.

x\dfrac{1}{10}1101001000
y-12-281828
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

B

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

C

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

\log x
y-12-281828
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k \log_{10} x + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 7. Round your answer to two decimal places.

4

Consider the following data set.

x\dfrac{1}{10}1101001000
y4.855.25.45.6
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

B

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

C

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

\log x
y4.855.25.45.6
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k \log_{10} x + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 15. Round your answer to two decimal places.

5

Consider the following data set.

x\dfrac{1}{10}\dfrac{1}{5}\dfrac{4}{5}1234810
y249-\dfrac{9}{4}-3-\dfrac{9}{2}-5-\dfrac{21}{4}-\dfrac{45}{8}-\dfrac{57}{10}
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

B

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

C

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

\dfrac{1}{x}
y249-\dfrac{9}{4}-3-\dfrac{9}{2}-5-\dfrac{21}{4}-\dfrac{45}{8}-\dfrac{57}{10}
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = \dfrac{k}{x} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 100.

6

Consider the following data set.

x\dfrac{1}{10}\dfrac{3}{10}\dfrac{3}{5}\dfrac{9}{10}12345
y-\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{13}{6}-\dfrac{31}{12}-\dfrac{49}{18}-\dfrac{11}{4}-\dfrac{23}{8}-\dfrac{35}{12}-\dfrac{47}{16}-\dfrac{59}{20}
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

B

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

C

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

\dfrac{1}{x}
y-\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{13}{6}-\dfrac{31}{12}-\dfrac{49}{18}-\dfrac{11}{4}-\dfrac{23}{8}-\dfrac{35}{12}-\dfrac{47}{16}-\dfrac{59}{20}
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = \dfrac{k}{x} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 10.

7

Consider the following data set.

x122.845.58.510.815.22039.4
y4-5-16.52-41-83.75-209.75-342.92-686.12-1193-4650.08
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

B

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

C

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

x^2
y4-5-16.52-41-83.75-209.75-342.92-686.12-1193-4650.08
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k x^{2} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 30.

8

Consider the following data set.

x123455.56.57.289
y5.7553.752-0.25-1.5625-4.5625-6.96-10-14.25
a

Use technology to create a scattergraph of this data.

Is the shape of the data appears to be logarithmic, reciprocal or parabolic?

b

Which transformation should we perform to linearise the data?

A

Find the reciprocal of the x-values \left(\dfrac 1x\right).

B

Square the x-values \left(x^2\right).

C

Find the log of the x-values \left(\log x\right).

c

Complete the transformation of the x-values of the data and fill in this table.

x^2
y5.7553.752-0.25-1.5625-4.5625-6.96-10-14.25
d

Find the non-linear equation in the form y = k x^{2} + c.

e

Find the value for y when x = 10.

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