Physics 11 Graphing and Relationships
Lesson 2 Practice Assignment
Identifying Relationships
1. Examine the following data for a swinging pendulum.
Time (seconds) Length (cm)
0 0
0.61 10.0
0.91 19.5
1.09 28.0
1.31 41.5
1.53 56.0
1.69 70.0
a) Construct a proper graph for the data. In this case, Length is the ‘cause’ and Time is the ‘effect’. Be sure
to draw a smooth free-hand curved line through the points.
b) Complete the table by performing the correct calculation on the x-values so that a straight line re-
graph can be drawn.
c) Now build this re-graph, find the slope, and make an equation that represents a relationship between
Time and Length.
2. Determine the slope and equation for the following graphs:
a) v (m/s) b) F (N) c) E (J)
36 105 34
60
12
2 2 2
t (s) a (m/s ) x (cm )
15 3.0 220
ANSWERS
1b) Third column in table should have the following values: 0, 3.2, 4.4, 5.3, 6.4, 6.4, 7.5, 8.4
1c) T = 0.21
2a) v = -1.6t + 36
2b) m = 15a + 60
2c) E = 0.15x2