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Question
State three uses of a graph.
Solution
Uses of a graph:
- One can determine the constant of proportionality by calculating the slope of the graph.
- It can be used to calculate the mean average value of a large number of observations.
- It can be used for verifying already known physical laws.
- It can also show the weakness of the experimenter at some particular instant during the course of the experiment.
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