straight line through the origin
What straight line through the origin means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The evidence for proportionality on a graph of current against potential difference; a straight line that misses the origin shows a linear relationship but not a proportional one.
The shape of a graph of weight against mass when the two quantities are directly proportional.
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