CAPRICORN NORTH DISTRICT

GRADE 8

MATHEMATICS MEMORANDUM
NOVEMBER 2022

MARKS: 75

TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MARKER

1. This memorandum consists of 6 pages including the outer page.

2. Stick to memorandum when marking.
3. If a learner answered a question twice, mark only the first
attempt.
4. If a learner did not answer according to the memorandum, mark the
learner workings according to mathematical procedure.
5. Do not cross for wrong statement or answer instead
underline where learner went wrong.

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 QUESTION 1 [10 Marks]

1.1 D ✓
1.2 B ✓
1.3 B ✓
1.4 A ✓
1.5 A ✓
1.6 D ✓
1.7 C ✓
1.8 D ✓
1.9 D ✓
1.10 C ✓

QUESTION 2 [ 16 Marks]

2.1.1 2 schools ✓ Answer (1)

2.1.2 6 km ✓ Answer (1)

2.1.3 Constant ✓ Answer (1)

2.1.4 10 minutes ✓ Answer (1)

2.1.5 12 km ✓ Answer (1)

2.1.6 𝟎𝟗 ∶ 𝟏𝟓 𝒂𝒎 + 𝟏 𝒉𝒓 𝟐𝟎 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒔 ✓ Method

✓ Answer (2)
= 𝟏𝟎 ∶ 𝟑𝟓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒔

2.1.7 𝟏𝟐 𝒌𝒎 + 𝟏𝟐 𝒌𝒎 ✓ Method
✓ Answer (2)
= 𝟐𝟒 𝒌𝒎

2.2 𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏

𝒙 −𝟐 −𝟏 𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 ✓ -3

𝒚 −𝟑 −𝟏 𝟏 𝟑 𝟓 ✓ 3 (2)

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2.3 6

5 2, 5 ✓ (−𝟐 ; 𝟑)
4
✓ (−1 ; 1)
3 1, 3

2
✓ (𝟎 ; 1)
x-axis

1 0, 1

0 ✓ (𝟏 ; 3)
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
-1, -1 ✓ (𝟐 ; 5) (5)
-2

-2, -3 -3

-4
y-axis

QUESTION 3 [4 MARKS]

3.1 𝑨′ (𝟒 ; 𝟒) ✓ Answer (1)

3.2

4 4, 4 ✓ Any 2 correct
3 points

2 6, 2

1
✓  All 3 points
0 correct
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1
✓ Joining the
-2
points
-3

-4
(max marks: 3)
-1, -4 -5

QUESTION 4 [12 MARKS]

4.1.1 𝒑𝟐 = 𝒎𝟐 + 𝒕𝟐 ✓ 𝒎𝟐
✓ 𝒕𝟐 (2)

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4.1.2 𝑬𝑮𝟐 = 𝑬𝑭𝟐 + 𝑭𝑮𝟐 ✓ Formula

= 𝟏𝟔𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐𝟐 ✓ Substitution

= 𝟐𝟓𝟔 + 𝟏𝟒𝟒

= 𝟒𝟎𝟎 ✓ 400
✓ 20 (4)
𝑬𝑮 = 𝟐𝟎

4.2 Perimeter = 𝑺𝟏 + 𝑺𝟐 + 𝑺𝟑 ✓ Formula

= 𝟏𝟒 𝒄𝒎 + 𝟐𝟎 𝒄𝒎 + 𝟐𝟓 𝒄𝒎 ✓ Substitution
✓ Answer (3)
= 𝟓𝟗 𝒄𝒎

4.3 𝑳𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 =
𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 ✓ Formula
𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒉

=
𝟐𝟓𝟐 𝒄𝒎 ✓ Substitution
𝟏𝟒 ✓ Answer (3)
= 𝟏𝟖 𝒄𝒎

QUESTION 5 [18 MARKS]

5.1.1 5 terms ✓ Answer (1)

5.1.2 9 ✓ Answer (1)

5.1.3 −𝟏 ✓ Answer (1)

5.2.1 𝑎2 − 𝑎 − 2𝑎2 + 3𝑎3 − 4𝑎 = 𝟑𝒂𝟑 + 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝟐 − 𝒂 − 𝟒𝒂 ✓ Grouping like terms

= 3𝑎3 − 𝑎2 − 5𝑎 ✓ Answer (2)

5.2.2 −2𝑥 6 × 5𝑥 4 = − 10 𝑥 6+4 ✓ − 𝟏𝟎

= −𝟏𝟎 𝒙𝟏𝟎 ✓ 𝒙𝟏𝟎 (2)

5.2.3 −2𝑥(𝑥 − 7) = −2𝑥 × 𝑥 − 2𝑥 × −7 ✓ − 𝟐𝒙𝟐

✓ 𝟏𝟒𝒙 (2)
= −2𝑥 2 + 14𝑥

5.3.1 𝑥 + 4 = 12

𝒙=𝟖 ✓ Answer (1)

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 5.3.2 −11𝑥 − 66 = −33

− 11𝑥 = 33 ✓ Simplifying

𝑥 = −3 ✓ Answer (2)

5.3.3 3𝑥
− 1 = −7
4

3𝑥
✓ Simplifying
= −6
4
✓ Simplifying
3𝑥 = −24
✓ Answer (3)
𝑥 = −8

5.3.4 2𝑥−1 = 32

2𝑥−1 = 25 ✓ 𝟐𝟓

𝑥−1=5 ✓ Equating exponents

𝑥=6 ✓ Answer (3)

QUESTION 6 [15 MARKS]

6.1.1 𝒙 + 𝟔𝟔° + 𝟑𝟗° = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° (𝒔𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 ∠𝒔 𝒊𝒏 ∆) ✓ Statement

✓ Reason
𝒙 = 𝟕𝟓° ✓ Answer (3)

6.1.2 𝒅 + 𝟏𝟒𝟒° = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° (𝒔𝒖𝒎 o 𝒇 ∠𝒔 𝒐𝒏 str. line) ✓ Statement

𝒅 = 𝟑𝟔° ✓ Answer (2)

𝟓𝟔° = 𝒅 + 𝒆 (𝒆𝒙𝒕. ∠ 𝒐𝒇 ∆ = 𝒔𝒖𝒎 𝟐 𝒐𝒑𝒑. 𝒊𝒏𝒕. ∠𝒔 ) ✓ Statement

𝒆 = 𝟓𝟔° − 𝟑𝟔°
✓ Answer (2)
𝒆 = 𝟐𝟎°

6.2.1 𝒂 + 𝟗𝟎° + 𝟐𝟑° = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° (𝒔𝒖𝒎 o 𝒇 ∠𝒔 𝒐𝒏 str. Line) ✓ Statement

𝒂 = 𝟔𝟕° ✓ Answer (2)

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6.2.2 𝒃 = 𝟏𝟏𝟎° (𝒂𝒍𝒕. ∠𝒔 =) ✓ Statement
✓ Reason (2)

6.2.3 𝟑𝒙 + 𝒙 + 𝟖𝟎° = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° (𝒔𝒖𝒎 o 𝒇 ∠𝒔 𝒐𝒏 str. line) ✓ Statement

✓ Reason
𝟒𝒙 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎° ✓ simplifying
✓ Answer (4)
𝒙 = 𝟐𝟓°

GRAND TOTAL: 75 MARKS

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