New Zealand · Year 11 · Practice Sheet 15

1. 1.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² − 5x + 0 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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2. 2.

   Find the force needed to accelerate a 29 kg mass at 8.6 m/s².

   Formula:Newton's Second Law

   $F = ma$

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3. 3.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 36 kg object raised 8 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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4. 4.

   Find the momentum of a 26 kg object moving at 27 m/s.

   Formula:Momentum

   $p = mv$

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5. 5.

   Find the sum of the first 16 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 5 and common difference d = 2.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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6. 6.

   Find the force needed to accelerate a 8 kg mass at 1.7 m/s².

   Formula:Newton's Second Law

   $F = ma$

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7. 7.

   A current of 4.9 A flows through a 23 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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8. 8.

   A population of 7,500 grows 10% 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.

   Find the sum of the first 8 terms of a geometric series with first term a = 6 and common ratio r = 2.

   Formula:Sum of a Geometric Series

   $S_n = \dfrac{a(r^{n} - 1)}{r - 1}$

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10. 10.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 6 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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11. 11.

    Find the sum of the first 4 terms of a geometric series with first term a = 2 and common ratio r = 4.

    Formula:Sum of a Geometric Series

    $S_n = \dfrac{a(r^{n} - 1)}{r - 1}$

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12. 12.

    Find the population standard deviation of: 7, 17, 9, 6, 15 (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Standard Deviation (Population)

    $\sigma = \sqrt{\dfrac{\sum (x - \bar{x})^2}{n}}$

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13. 13.

    Find the gravitational potential energy of a 28 kg object raised 12 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

    Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

    $PE = mgh$

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14. 14.

    A population of 4,400 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 7 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 14 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 4 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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16. 16.

    Two masses 3,400 kg and 490 kg are 10 m apart. Find the gravitational force between them. (G = 6.674×10⁻¹¹)

    Formula:Newton’s Law of Gravitation

    $F = G\dfrac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}$

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17. 17.

    An object has mass 166.6 g and volume 49 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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18. 18.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 5 cm and 14 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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19. 19.

    A population of 5,500 grows 2% per year. Find its size after 3 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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20. 20.

    A wave has frequency 663 Hz and wavelength 0.41 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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