Ireland · Year 10 · Practice Sheet 16

1. 1.

   A bag has 14 equally likely marbles, of which 8 are red. Find the probability of drawing a red marble (to 3 d.p.).

   Formula:Simple Probability

   $P(E) = \dfrac{\text{favourable}}{\text{total}}$

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2. 2.

   A triangle has sides a = 14 cm and b = 13 cm with an included angle C = 90°. Find its area (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Area of a Triangle (Sine Rule)

   $A = \tfrac{1}{2} ab\sin C$

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3. 3.

   A cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 14 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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4. 4.

   A force of 64 N moves an object 23 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

   Formula:Work Done

   $W = F d$

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5. 5.

   In a triangle, a = 5, b = 5 and the included angle C = 70°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Cosine Rule

   $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2 - 2ab\cos C}$

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6. 6.

   A value changes from 43 to 26. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Percentage Change

   $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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7. 7.

   A bag has 29 equally likely marbles, of which 6 are red. Find the probability of drawing a red marble (to 3 d.p.).

   Formula:Simple Probability

   $P(E) = \dfrac{\text{favourable}}{\text{total}}$

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8. 8.

   Find the volume of a sphere of radius 6 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Sphere

   $V = \tfrac{4}{3} \pi r^3$

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9. 9.

   A wave has frequency 287 Hz and wavelength 4.25 m. Find its speed.

   Formula:Wave Speed

   $v = f\lambda$

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10. 10.

    Find the momentum of a 52 kg object moving at 6 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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11. 11.

    A triangle has sides a = 6 cm and b = 5 cm with an included angle C = 60°. Find its area (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Area of a Triangle (Sine Rule)

    $A = \tfrac{1}{2} ab\sin C$

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12. 12.

    An object has mass 404.8 g and volume 46 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

    $\rho = \dfrac{m}{V}$

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13. 13.

    A population of 2,800 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 8 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

    $N = N_0 (1 + r)^{t}$

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14. 14.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 10 kg mass at 8.7 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 15 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 11 and common difference d = 1.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

    $S_n = \tfrac{n}{2}\left(2a + (n-1)d\right)$

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16. 16.

    €1,700 is invested at 10% simple interest per year for 4 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

    $I = \dfrac{P \times r \times t}{100}$

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17. 17.

    A wave has frequency 310 Hz and wavelength 0.77 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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18. 18.

    A population of 3,000 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 6 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

    $N = N_0 (1 + r)^{t}$

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19. 19.

    A cone has base radius 7 cm and height 13 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

    $V = \tfrac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h$

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20. 20.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 16 cm and 8 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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