Zambia · Grade 11 · Practice Sheet 3

1. 1.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 13 cm and 17 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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2. 2.

   A force of 73 N moves an object 5 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

   Formula:Work Done

   $W = F d$

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3. 3.

   Solve using the quadratic formula: x² + 0x − 25 = 0.

   Formula:Quadratic Formula

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

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4. 4.

   A triangle has sides a = 14 cm and b = 6 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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5. 5.

   A 10 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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6. 6.

   A body starts at 17 m/s and accelerates at 3.1 m/s² for 12 s. Find its final velocity.

   Formula:Kinematics (v = u + at)

   $v = u + at$

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7. 7.

   Find the sum of the first 8 terms of a geometric series with first term a = 7 and common ratio r = 3.

   Formula:Sum of a Geometric Series

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

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8. 8.

   Find the gravitational potential energy of a 5 kg object raised 2 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

   Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

   $PE = mgh$

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9. 9.

   A population of 8,400 grows 10% per year. Find its size after 7 years (nearest whole number).

   Formula:Exponential Growth

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

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10. 10.

    A force of 70 N moves an object 37 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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11. 11.

    Find the sum of the first 5 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 8 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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12. 12.

    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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13. 13.

    An object with initial velocity 4 m/s accelerates at 3.6 m/s² for 4 s. Find the distance travelled.

    Formula:Kinematics (s = ut + ½at²)

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

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14. 14.

    An object has mass 16.5 g and volume 5 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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15. 15.

    A cone has base radius 8 cm and height 24 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cone

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

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16. 16.

    A force of 394 N acts on an area of 2.7 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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17. 17.

    A force of 114 N moves an object 4 m in the direction of the force. Find the work done.

    Formula:Work Done

    $W = F d$

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18. 18.

    Find the sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic series with first term a = 4 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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19. 19.

    Two masses 8,600 kg and 510 kg are 2 m apart. Find the gravitational force between them. (G = 6.674×10⁻¹¹)

    Formula:Newton’s Law of Gravitation

    $F = G\dfrac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}$

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20. 20.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 17 kg mass at 6.7 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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