Mathematics P1 Memorandum March 2017

MARKS: 100 MATHEMATICS P1

TIME: 2 HOURS
MARCH

2017

South Peninsula

High School

GRADE 12

 This memorandum serves as a guide for the allocation of marks.

 Any acceptable / valid method can be used

 Do not forget to mark with CA in mind.

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QUESTION 1 [28]

1.1.1 2x 2  5x
2x 2  5x  0
x(2x  5)  0  factors
5  answers
 x  0 or x 
2 (3)
1.2 6x 2  5x  15  0  standard form

 5  (5)2  4(6)( 15)

x   substitution
2(6)
 5  385
x 
12
 x  1,22 or  2,05  answers ( 4)
1.3 2 1
3x 3  13 x 3  10  0
 1  1 
 3  3 
 3 x  10  x  1  0
    factors
  
1 1
10
x 3 or x 3  1 
3
1000
x  or x  1
27  answers
or
2 1
3x 3  13 x 3  10  0
1
let k  x3
 3k 2  13k  10  0
 factors
3k  10 k  1  0
10
k  or k  1
3
1 1 
10
x 3 or x 3  1
3
1000  answers
x  or x  1
27 (4)

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1.4.1 2x 2  7x  15  0
(2x  3)(x  5)  0  factors
3  answer
  x  5
2 (3)
1.4.2 3  answer
x   or x  5 and x  8
2  restriction (3)
1.5  x  3y  1 
 3(3y  1) 2  2y(3y  1)  9y 2  17  substitution

 12y 2  4y  16  0  standard form

 3y 2  y  4  0
(3y  4)(y  1)  0  factors
4
y   or y  1
3  both y values
 x   3 or x  4
 both x values (6)
1.6 a( x  sin Q)(x  cos Q)  0  equation
 ax 2  ax cos Q  ax sin Q  a sinQ.cosQ  0
 ax 2  ( a cos Q  a sin Q)x  (a sinQ.cosQ)  0
comparing with ax 2  bx  c  0
 b   a cos Q  a sin Q and  b
c  a sinQ.cosQ  c
2 2
a  b  2ac
 a 2  ( a cos Q  a sin Q) 2  2a(a sinQ.cosQ)  subst
 a 2  (a2 cos 2 Q  2a 2 sinQ.cosQ  a 2 sin 2 Q) 
2a 2 sinQ.cosQ  multiplying

 a 2  a 2 (cos2 Q  sin 2 Q)  identity

0 (5)
[28]

QUESTION 2 [26]
2.1 no of terms  13  4  1  10  no of terms
 3 x 10  30  answer (2)
2.2.1 b = 11  answer (1)
2.2.2 Tn  8n  5  answer (2)
2.2.3 T30  8(30)  5  subst
 235  answer (2)

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2.2.4  subst
S30 
30
2(3)  29(8) 
2  answer
 3570 (2)
2.3.1 1  3  11  19  34  3+11+19
 answer (2)
2.3.2 1
3 11
8
 a  4
 a
34   b  3
 b
b   9
4  9  c  1
c  6  c
 Tn  4n 2  9n  6  answer (4)
2.3.3  4n2  9n  5  7700 

 4n2  9n  7695  0
 ( 4n  171)(n  45 )  0  factors
171  answer
n   or n  45
4 (3)
2.4.1 n 1  a
 1
Tn  8. 
2
 1
14  r
 T15  8. 
2  answer
1

2048 (3)
2.4.2 OC  2 x S  formula
8
  2x
1
1  subst
2
 32  answer (3)
2.4.3 AB̂C  90 o tang  rad 
8  24
sin OĈD 
24  ratio (4)
o
 OĈD  19,47  answer [28]

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QUESTION 3 [8]
y
3.1
 intercepts
f
1

‒2 (0;‒½) (1;0)
x
 asymptotes

 shape

(4)
3.2 y  1  (x  ( 2))  subst
y  x  3  answer (2)
3.3 k   1  answer (2)
[8]

QUESTION 4 [10]
4.1. y  3x  subst
1  answer
 a  3 or a 
2 3 (2)
4.2.1 y  3x
x  3y  swop
 y  log 3 x  answer (2)
4.2.2  1  answer
B 3; 
 2 (2)
4.3 y>0  answer (1)
4.4 x>0  answer (1)
4.5  1   answer (2)
A   ; 3  1
 2  [10]

QUESTION 5 [16]

5.1 10
Deposit  x 990 000
100  deposit
 99 000
Balance  990 000  99000
 R891 000  balance (2)

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5.2   240   formula
 9 
x 1  1   
 i
  1200   If i and n
891 000   incorrect  n
 9 
  max 1/4
 1200 
x  R8016,56  answer (4)
5.3  170   formula
 9 
8016,56 1  1   
 n
  1200  
Pv 
 9 
 
 1200 
 R768773,65  answer
or
 9 
70 
8016,56 1    1
 9 
70 
 1200  
Amt  891000 1    
 1200   9 
 
 1200 
 R768773,33  answer (3)
5.4 6 6  subst
 9   9 
Pv  768773,65 1   or 768773,33 1  
 1200   1200 
 R804023,64 or R804023,30  answer (2)
 n
9  
5.5

9500 1  1   
  1200  
804023 ,65   formula
 9 
 
 1200   9500
 9 
n 804023,65  
 9   1200 
1    1
 1200  9500
  9 
 804023,65  
 9   1200  
 n  log1   1
 1200   9500   log
 
 
 n  134,79  answer (4)
 n  135 payments [15]

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QUESTION 6 [11]

6.1

 level 1

 level 2

 70 40   30 85 
P(laying golf )   x    x 
 100 100   100 100 
107

200 

 answer (5)
6.2.1
 0,15
 0,15
 0,35
 0,35

(4)
6.2.2 P( A or B)  0,15  0,15  0,35 
 0,65  answer
OR
P( A or B)  P(A)  P(B)  P(A and B)
 0,3  0,5  0,15 
(2)
 0,65  answer
[11]

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