Physics A-Level
Graph gradients, intercepts and linearisation
What Graph gradients, intercepts and linearisation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Graph gradients, intercepts and linearisation
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Plotting y against x gives gradient m and intercept c for y = mx + c, while logarithms linearise power and exponential relationships.
Topics that use Graph gradients, intercepts and linearisation
- Analysis (OCR A-Level)
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