Kenya · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 3

1. 1.

   A current of 5.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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2. 2.

   A cone has base radius 5 cm and height 19 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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3. 3.

   Find the sum of the first 13 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 8 and common difference d = 5.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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4. 4.

   A body starts at 12 m/s and accelerates at 5 m/s² for 5 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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5. 5.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 25 kg object raised 38 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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6. 6.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 16 cm and 15 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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7. 7.

   An object with initial velocity 9 m/s accelerates at 4.1 m/s² for 2 s. Find the distance travelled.

   Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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8. 8.

   Find the force needed to accelerate a 40 kg mass at 0.8 m/s².

   Formula:Newton's Second Law

   $F = ma$

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9. 9.

   KSh 3,800 is invested at 4% compound interest per annum for 2 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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10. 10.

    A bag has 28 equally likely marbles, of which 9 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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11. 11.

    A triangle has sides a = 6 cm and b = 19 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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12. 12.

    A 16 kg object moves at 18 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

    Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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13. 13.

    An object with initial velocity 9 m/s accelerates at 1.2 m/s² for 5 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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14. 14.

    A body starts at 10 m/s and accelerates at 3.7 m/s² for 6 s. Find its final velocity.

    Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

    $v = u + at$

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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 13 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 12 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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16. 16.

    In a triangle, a = 16, b = 18 and the included angle C = 110°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Cosine Rule

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

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17. 17.

    A 31 kg object moves at 23 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

    Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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18. 18.

    In a triangle, a = 15, b = 16 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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19. 19.

    A device runs at 34 V drawing 5.1 A. Find its power consumption.

    Formula:Electrical Power

    $P = V I$

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20. 20.

    A force of 84 N moves an object 22 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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