CAIE P3 2017 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionNovember
TopicExponential Functions

2 Two variable quantities \(x\) and \(y\) are believed to satisfy an equation of the form \(y = C \left( a ^ { x } \right)\), where \(C\) and \(a\) are constants. An experiment produced four pairs of values of \(x\) and \(y\). The table below gives the corresponding values of \(x\) and \(\ln y\).
\(x\)0.91.62.43.2
\(\ln y\)1.71.92.32.6
By plotting \(\ln y\) against \(x\) for these four pairs of values and drawing a suitable straight line, estimate the values of \(C\) and \(a\). Give your answers correct to 2 significant figures.
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