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Grade 12 General Mathematics Exam Term 1 Week ❑
50
Name: _________________________ Class: ________ Date: 31st – 03 – 2023
Instruction:
There are three parts to this test. PART A – Multiple Choice Questions, PART B - short answers and
Part C - long answers questions. Write answers on the answer Sheet provided under each question.
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Question 1. Question 7.
Which of the following is the simplest answer For what values of a does the point ( 2 , 25 )lie on
3
5 the curve y=a x
to 2 .
5
A. 50 B. √ 5
A. 10 B. 5 C.25 D. 0 C. 12.5 D. 5
Question 2.
1
What is the value of −2 Question 8.
3
Which of the following represents the graph of
2 x
A. 6 B. 9 C. 3 D. y=a , a>1
3
Question 3.
53
Calculate the given index ?
52
1
A. 52 B. 25 C. 5 D.
5
Question 4.
What is the value of log 2 4

A. 4 2 B. 8 C. 0.5 D. 2
Question 5.
What is the value of x in the equation 2 x =4
1
A. 22 B. −2 C. 2 D.
4 Question 9.
Question 6. What is the name of the function
m
y=3 x−11+2 ( 7 )
Write 8 a−2 with positive index
A. logarithmic
a2 1 8 B. rational
A. B. 2 C. a D. 2
8 a a C. hyperbolic
D. exponential
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Question 10. PART C: EXTENDED RESPONSE
For the logarithmic y=log 3 x +2. The graph of Write answers on the answer sheet. Where
y=log 3 x has translated, necessary show working out.

A. 2 units down B. 2 units up Question 17.

C. 2 units left D. 2 units up a) Simplify the expression without the negative
index
3 2
x y
2 −2 −2 [5]
PART B: SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS x y z
Write ONLY the correct answer on the answer
sheet.
Question 18.
Question 11.
On a same coordinate of axis, sketch the
Express 2−3 without the negative index?
logarithmic
Question 12. y=log x and the exponential y=2x −5
What is the value of log 10 10 [5]

Question 13. Question 19.

What is the equation of the asymptote to the
On the same coordinate axis, sketch the line
graph of the function y=7 + ( 0.6 ) x y=5 x +2 and the parabola y=x 2−2 x−15
Question 14. [5]
The number (N) of people in a district is Question 20.
modelled by the equation N ( t ) =100 x (1.1)t Study the graph below and answer the
where t is in years. following questions.
What is the initial number (N) of people in the
district?
Question 15.
What is the name of the graph given below?
a) Find the equation of the parabola [5]
b) Find the coordinates in which the parabola
intersects the line y=2 x−2 [5]
Question 21.
Given the equation s=ut+2 at
a) make t the subject [5]
Question 16.
What is the vertical asymptote of the hyperbola b) solve for t when [5]
1 s=0.6 ,u=−0.3∧a=0.2
y=3− .
x−1

The end!
Prepared by:
Kiri Texas Mark (KTM) &
Dokta Jeffrey Urame (DJU)
Grade 12 Gen Math’s @BSS 2k23

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