South Africa · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 50

1. 1.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 37 kg object raised 19 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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2. 2.

   R3,200 is invested at 5% 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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3. 3.

   Find the force needed to accelerate a 34 kg mass at 8.7 m/s².

   Formula:Newton's Second Law

   $F = ma$

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4. 4.

   A 17 kg object moves at 10 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

   Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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5. 5.

   A body starts at 10 m/s and accelerates at 2.4 m/s² for 10 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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6. 6.

   A wave has frequency 617 Hz and wavelength 1.5 m. Find its speed.

   Formula:Wave Speed

   $v = f\lambda$

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7. 7.

   A current of 2.5 A flows through a 19 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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8. 8.

   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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9. 9.

   A bag has 20 equally likely marbles, of which 17 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.

    A force of 90 N moves an object 6 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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11. 11.

    A cylinder has radius 10 cm and height 25 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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12. 12.

    Solve for x: 5x + 7 = 42.

    Formula:Solving a Linear Equation

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

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13. 13.

    A triangle has sides a = 14 cm and b = 13 cm with an included angle C = 60°. 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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14. 14.

    In a triangle, a = 13, b = 16 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.

    An object with initial velocity 1 m/s accelerates at 1.4 m/s² for 2 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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16. 16.

    A force of 277 N acts on an area of 9.6 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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17. 17.

    In a triangle, a = 14, b = 12 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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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.

    R1,400 is invested at 8% 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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20. 20.

    R900 is invested at 7.5% simple interest per year for 2 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

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

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