Edexcel AS Paper 1 2018 June — Question 13

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 1 (AS Paper 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicExponential Equations & Modelling

13. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f7935caa-6626-4ba8-87ef-e9bb59e1ac3e-36_563_1019_244_523} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} The value of a rare painting, \(\pounds V\), is modelled by the equation \(V = p q ^ { t }\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants and \(t\) is the number of years since the value of the painting was first recorded on 1st January 1980. The line \(l\) shown in Figure 3 illustrates the linear relationship between \(t\) and \(\log _ { 10 } V\) since 1st January 1980. The equation of line \(l\) is \(\log _ { 10 } V = 0.05 t + 4.8\)
  1. Find, to 4 significant figures, the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\).
  2. With reference to the model interpret
    1. the value of the constant \(p\),
    2. the value of the constant \(q\).
  3. Find the value of the painting, as predicted by the model, on 1st January 2010, giving your answer to the nearest hundred thousand pounds.