AQA FP1 2007 January — Question 4

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicLaws of Logarithms

4 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) are related by an equation of the form $$y = a x ^ { b }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  1. Using logarithms to base 10 , reduce the relation \(y = a x ^ { b }\) to a linear law connecting \(\log _ { 10 } x\) and \(\log _ { 10 } y\).
  2. The diagram shows the linear graph that results from plotting \(\log _ { 10 } y\) against \(\log _ { 10 } x\).
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{49539feb-f842-49f4-b809-72e8147072e7-3_711_1223_1503_411} Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).