How do you solve this problem?

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1. Rearrange the equation to the form y = mx + b.
2. Figure out how the slope and y-intercept relate to the constants.
3. Draw a best fit line.
4. Calculate the slope and y-intercept from your line.
5. (If needed) calculate the slope and y-intercept.

For example, in this problem 1/b = slope and a = y-intercept.

How do you solve this problem?

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1. Find the data point where F = 30 N.
2. Figure out if you're using vertical or horizontal error bars.
3. Determine how long the error bars are at F = 30 N.
4. State answer with correct units.

In this case, the units would be m/s because you're finding the absolute uncertainty in speed. You'd use the vertical error bars.

How do you solve this problem?

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1. Find the data point where F = 20 N.
    
2. Find the percentage uncertainty in that point.
1. Determine the value of v.
2. Determine the value of ∆v (use the error bars).
3. Calculate ∆v/v.
    
3. Multiply the percentage uncertainty by 2.5 (the exponent).
    
4. Calculate the absolute uncertainty in v^2.5.
1. Calculate the value of v^2.5
2. Use the equation % in v^2.5 = ∆(v^2.5)/v^2.5

How do you solve this problem?

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Some rules to follow:

1. Your line can be straight or curved.
2. Send the line through all of the error bars.
3. Extend your line all the way back to the y axis.
4. If you can send the line through the origin, do that.
5. If your line is curved, make sure it's smooth & not bumpy.

How do you solve this problem?

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1. Rearrange the equation to the form y = mx + b.
2. Determine what the slope and y-intercept are.
3. State how the slope & y-intercept are related to the constants. (Ex: b is the slope & a is the y-intercept.)
4. Draw a max slope line and a min slope line.
5. Calculate the max & min values of slope/y-intercept.
6. Use: absolute uncertainty = (max – min)/2

How do you solve this problem?

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1. Draw the data point at the specified x and y values.
2. Based on the graph's scale, determine how long the error bars should be.
3. Draw the error bars.