07/09/2026
📈 H2 Physics: Should your graph be straight?
A curved graph does not automatically mean your measurements are wrong.
For a simple pendulum at small angles, the period T is proportional to the square root of its length L.
Plotting T² against L gives a straight-line relationship in the ideal model, using the same measurements.
If the question specifies the axes, use them; if it asks you to linearise, rearrange the equation to choose what to plot.
These graphs illustrate the relationship rather than actual experimental data.