Zambia · Grade 10 · Practice Sheet 29

1. 1.

   A bag has 13 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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2. 2.

   Find the sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 1 and common difference d = 8.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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3. 3.

   In a triangle, a = 18, b = 6 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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4. 4.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 5 kg object raised 40 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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5. 5.

   A 3 kg object moves at 12 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

   Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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6. 6.

   An object has mass 85 g and volume 50 cm³. Find its density.

   Formula:Density

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

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7. 7.

   A cylinder has radius 13 cm and height 24 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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8. 8.

   A triangle has sides a = 19 cm and b = 10 cm with an included angle C = 90°. 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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9. 9.

   A force of 230 N acts on an area of 3.2 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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10. 10.

    A value changes from 190 to 71. 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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11. 11.

    ZK 1,400 is invested at 4% 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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12. 12.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 3 cm and 19 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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13. 13.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 24 kg mass at 6 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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14. 14.

    An object with initial velocity 10 m/s accelerates at 2.1 m/s² for 10 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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15. 15.

    Find the sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 12 and common difference d = 7.

    Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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16. 16.

    A cylinder has radius 8 cm and height 10 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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17. 17.

    ZK 2,900 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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18. 18.

    A cone has base radius 2 cm and height 10 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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19. 19.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 5 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

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

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20. 20.

    A force of 185 N acts on an area of 9.9 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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