Kenya · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 13

1. 1.

   A wave has frequency 79 Hz and wavelength 0.73 m. Find its speed.

   Formula:Wave Speed

   $v = f\lambda$

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2. 2.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 1x − 30 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

   $x = \dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$

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3. 3.

   KSh 2,000 is invested at 3% simple interest per year for 2 years. Find the interest earned.

   Formula:Simple Interest

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

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4. 4.

   A cylinder has radius 7 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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5. 5.

   A 40 kg object moves at 9 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

   Formula:Kinetic Energy

   $KE = \tfrac{1}{2} m v^2$

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6. 6.

   A body starts at 6 m/s and accelerates at 1.7 m/s² for 7 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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7. 7.

   A population of 6,000 grows 3% per year. Find its size after 2 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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8. 8.

   A bag has 30 equally likely marbles, of which 13 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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9. 9.

   A force of 182 N acts on an area of 7.8 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

   $P = \dfrac{F}{A}$

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10. 10.

    A current of 0.9 A flows through a 32 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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11. 11.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 6 cm and 10 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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12. 12.

    A force of 323 N acts on an area of 8.2 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

    $P = \dfrac{F}{A}$

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13. 13.

    A population of 5,900 grows 2% per year. Find its size after 5 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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14. 14.

    A cylinder has radius 12 cm and height 12 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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15. 15.

    KSh 3,800 is invested at 5% compound interest per annum for 4 years. Find the final amount (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Compound Interest

    $A = P\left(1 + \dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{t}$

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16. 16.

    A force of 89 N moves an object 4 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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17. 17.

    A cylinder has radius 14 cm and height 15 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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18. 18.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 10 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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19. 19.

    Find the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 8 and common difference d = 6.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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20. 20.

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

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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