United Kingdom · Year 12 · Practice Sheet 38

1. 1.

   An object with initial velocity 14 m/s accelerates at 4.1 m/s² for 6 s. Find the distance travelled.

   Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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2. 2.

   A wave has frequency 180 Hz and wavelength 4.2 m. Find its speed.

   Formula:Wave Speed

   $v = f\lambda$

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3. 3.

   A cone has base radius 8 cm and height 18 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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4. 4.

   A population of 2,300 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 6 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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5. 5.

   A force of 96 N acts on an area of 2 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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6. 6.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 8 kg object raised 31 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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7. 7.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² − 3x − 18 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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8. 8.

   In a triangle, a = 17, b = 9 and the included angle C = 40°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Cosine Rule

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

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9. 9.

   Find the sum of the first 16 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 3 and common difference d = 4.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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10. 10.

    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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11. 11.

    A population of 5,500 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 5 years (nearest whole number).

    Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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12. 12.

    A current of 8 A flows through a 13 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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13. 13.

    Find the population standard deviation of: 3, 16, 8, 11, 2 (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Standard Deviation (Population)

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

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14. 14.

    A wave has frequency 621 Hz and wavelength 0.79 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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15. 15.

    In a triangle, a = 5, b = 16 and the included angle C = 110°. Find side c (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Cosine Rule

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

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16. 16.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 7 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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17. 17.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 59 kg mass at 4.4 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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18. 18.

    A force of 198 N acts on an area of 8.6 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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19. 19.

    Find the sum of the first 3 terms of a geometric series with first term a = 1 and common ratio r = 2.

    Formula:Sum of a Geometric Series

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

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20. 20.

    Find the population standard deviation of: 9, 16, 2, 15, 14 (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Standard Deviation (Population)

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

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