Zambia · Grade 11 · Practice Sheet 17

1. 1.

   A 18 kg object moves at 3 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

   Formula:Kinetic Energy

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

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2. 2.

   A triangle has sides a = 18 cm and b = 18 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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3. 3.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 1x − 12 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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4. 4.

   ZK 3,300 is invested at 4% compound interest per annum for 3 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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5. 5.

   Find the sum of the first 5 terms of a geometric series with first term a = 3 and common ratio r = 2.

   Formula:Sum of a Geometric Series

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

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6. 6.

   Find the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 7 and common difference d = 5.

   Formula:Sum of an Arithmetic Series

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

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7. 7.

   ZK 3,900 is invested at 5% 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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8. 8.

   Find the population standard deviation of: 20, 5, 4, 14, 20 (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Standard Deviation (Population)

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

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9. 9.

   A population of 5,100 grows 5% per year. Find its size after 8 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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10. 10.

    Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 11x + 30 = 0.

    Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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11. 11.

    A force of 162 N acts on an area of 6.8 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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12. 12.

    A wave has frequency 260 Hz and wavelength 1.41 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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13. 13.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 8 cm and 15 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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14. 14.

    A force of 331 N acts on an area of 7.4 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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15. 15.

    A current of 1.3 A flows through a 52 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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16. 16.

    A wave has frequency 806 Hz and wavelength 3.02 m. Find its speed.

    Formula:Wave Speed

    $v = f\lambda$

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17. 17.

    A current of 5.7 A flows through a 43 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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18. 18.

    In a triangle, a = 15, b = 13 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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19. 19.

    A body starts at 5 m/s and accelerates at 3.8 m/s² for 10 s. Find its final velocity.

    Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

    $v = u + at$

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20. 20.

    A cone has base radius 11 cm and height 5 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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