New Zealand · Year 10 · Practice Sheet 13

1. 1.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 9 kg object raised 13 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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2. 2.

   A value changes from 139 to 149. 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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3. 3.

   A bag has 24 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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4. 4.

   A 9 kg object moves at 19 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

   Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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5. 5.

   A bag has 29 equally likely marbles, of which 16 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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6. 6.

   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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7. 7.

   A body starts at 4 m/s and accelerates at 1 m/s² for 10 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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8. 8.

   A population of 1,700 grows 8% per year. Find its size after 4 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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9. 9.

   In a triangle, a = 8, b = 17 and the included angle C = 50°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Cosine Rule

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

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10. 10.

    A current of 6.6 A flows through a 19 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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11. 11.

    $3,600 is invested at 5% compound interest per annum for 5 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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12. 12.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 13 cm and 18 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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13. 13.

    An object with initial velocity 3 m/s accelerates at 2.9 m/s² for 9 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 13 m/s and accelerates at 4.5 m/s² for 4 s. Find its final velocity.

    Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

    $v = u + at$

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15. 15.

    A population of 3,100 grows 5% per year. Find its size after 5 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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16. 16.

    $3,800 is invested at 4% simple interest per year for 5 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

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

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17. 17.

    A device runs at 234 V drawing 6 A. Find its power consumption.

    Formula:Electrical Power

    $P = V I$

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18. 18.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 11 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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19. 19.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 18 kg mass at 9 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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20. 20.

    A body starts at 17 m/s and accelerates at 3.6 m/s² for 5 s. Find its final velocity.

    Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

    $v = u + at$

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