New Zealand · Year 10 · Practice Sheet 3

1. 1.

   A body starts at 15 m/s and accelerates at 4.2 m/s² for 4 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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2. 2.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 13 cm and 12 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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3. 3.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 7 kg object raised 32 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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4. 4.

   A device runs at 14 V drawing 3.3 A. Find its power consumption.

   Formula:Electrical Power

   $P = V I$

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5. 5.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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6. 6.

   A triangle has sides a = 7 cm and b = 7 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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7. 7.

   A cone has base radius 8 cm and height 12 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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8. 8.

   A value changes from 67 to 199. 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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9. 9.

   $2,100 is invested at 6% 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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10. 10.

    Find the momentum of a 3 kg object moving at 18 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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11. 11.

    $1,900 is invested at 6% simple interest per year for 3 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

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

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12. 12.

    Find the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 5 and common difference d = 3.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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13. 13.

    A population of 8,400 grows 5% 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.

    In a triangle, a = 9, b = 7 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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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 6 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.

    Find the momentum of a 22 kg object moving at 18 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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17. 17.

    A force of 306 N acts on an area of 6.4 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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18. 18.

    A bag has 16 equally likely marbles, of which 3 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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19. 19.

    Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 3x − 10 = 0.

    Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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20. 20.

    Find the gravitational potential energy of a 29 kg object raised 14 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

    Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

    $PE = mgh$

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