South Africa · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 49

1. 1.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 17 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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2. 2.

   A value changes from 63 to 37. 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.

   Solve for x: 4x + 13 = 25.

   Formula:Solving a Linear Equation

   $x = \dfrac{c - b}{a}$

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4. 4.

   A force of 88 N moves an object 28 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

   Formula:Work Done

   $W = F d$

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5. 5.

   A population of 1,800 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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6. 6.

   A device runs at 227 V drawing 1.5 A. Find its power consumption.

   Formula:Electrical Power

   $P = V I$

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7. 7.

   In a triangle, a = 14, 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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8. 8.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 9x + 18 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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9. 9.

   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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10. 10.

    A device runs at 240 V drawing 9.5 A. Find its power consumption.

    Formula:Electrical Power

    $P = V I$

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11. 11.

    A force of 151 N acts on an area of 1.9 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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12. 12.

    A value changes from 99 to 188. 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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13. 13.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 8 cm and 8 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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14. 14.

    A triangle has sides a = 12 cm and b = 8 cm with an included angle C = 30°. 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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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 6 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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16. 16.

    Find the momentum of a 56 kg object moving at 24 m/s.

    Formula:Momentum

    $p = mv$

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17. 17.

    In a triangle, a = 10, b = 8 and the included angle C = 100°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Cosine Rule

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

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18. 18.

    A bag has 26 equally likely marbles, of which 22 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.

    A cone has base radius 10 cm and height 16 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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20. 20.

    An object has mass 57 g and volume 30 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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