South Africa · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 37

1. 1.

   An object has mass 44.2 g and volume 34 cm³. Find its density.

   Formula:Density

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

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2. 2.

   A bag has 18 equally likely marbles, of which 5 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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3. 3.

   A force of 401 N acts on an area of 7.2 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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4. 4.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 2x − 15 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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5. 5.

   A force of 48 N moves an object 38 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

   Formula:Work Done

   $W = F d$

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6. 6.

   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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7. 7.

   R2,900 is invested at 6% 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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8. 8.

   Find the momentum of a 7 kg object moving at 23 m/s.

   Formula:Momentum

   $p = mv$

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9. 9.

   A bag has 23 equally likely marbles, of which 11 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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10. 10.

    Find the sum of the first 8 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 7 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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11. 11.

    A bag has 24 equally likely marbles, of which 20 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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12. 12.

    Find the sum of the first 5 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 6 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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13. 13.

    An object with initial velocity 8 m/s accelerates at 1.3 m/s² for 8 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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14. 14.

    Find the momentum of a 48 kg object moving at 16 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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15. 15.

    A triangle has sides a = 15 cm and b = 19 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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16. 16.

    A body starts at 14 m/s and accelerates at 2.3 m/s² for 5 s. Find its final velocity.

    Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

    $v = u + at$

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17. 17.

    A value changes from 21 to 228. 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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18. 18.

    A population of 6,500 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 2 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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19. 19.

    In a triangle, a = 15, b = 11 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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20. 20.

    Find the momentum of a 21 kg object moving at 12 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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