Kenya · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 14

1. 1.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 25 kg object raised 23 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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2. 2.

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

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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3. 3.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 41 kg object raised 26 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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4. 4.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 7x + 10 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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5. 5.

   Find the force needed to accelerate a 49 kg mass at 1.6 m/s².

   Formula:Newton's Second Law

   $F = ma$

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6. 6.

   A cylinder has radius 6 cm and height 11 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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7. 7.

   A population of 5,000 grows 2% per year. Find its size after 7 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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8. 8.

   Find the sum of the first 5 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 10 and common difference d = 7.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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9. 9.

   A triangle has sides a = 18 cm and b = 11 cm with an included angle C = 45°. 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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10. 10.

    A force of 83 N moves an object 32 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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11. 11.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 3 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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12. 12.

    Find the momentum of a 45 kg object moving at 4 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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13. 13.

    An object with initial velocity 5 m/s accelerates at 3.5 m/s² for 4 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

    $s = ut + \tfrac{1}{2}at^2$

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14. 14.

    A bag has 21 equally likely marbles, of which 4 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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15. 15.

    In a triangle, a = 10, b = 12 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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16. 16.

    A bag has 22 equally likely marbles, of which 17 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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17. 17.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 9 kg mass at 6.7 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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18. 18.

    A force of 461 N acts on an area of 4.7 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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19. 19.

    An object has mass 100.1 g and volume 13 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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20. 20.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 4 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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