Question

I need the answer to this question what has the student plotted on the vertical axis?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is D

Explanation:

In trying to achieve what the student wanted to see, which is to see the relationship between the weight the cord can hold and how long the cord will stretch. Since the origin of the graph is from zero, the value plotted on the vertical axis would be just the length caused by each weights. Thus, the original length would have to be subtracted from the measured length to determine the actual length caused by the weight added to the cord.