MATHEMATICS N2 CLASS EXERCISE 1 MEMO

QUESTION 1

1.1 1.1.1 − x 2 + 3x − 2 = 0 ALTERNATE

x 2 − 3x + 2 = 0 − x 2 + 3x − 2 = 0
( x − 1)( x − 2 ) = 0  ( − x + 1)( x − 2 ) = 0
x = 1  and x = 2  x = 1 and x = 2 (3)

1.1.2 6(2 − m ) − 5(4 − m ) = 7

12 − 6m − 20 + 5m = 7 
−m − 8 = 7 
m = −15  (3)

1.2 1.2.1 p = 3 r 2 − q2
p3 = r 2 − q 2 
r 2 = p3 + q 2 
r = ± p3 + q 2  (Award full marks if ± is omitted) (3)

1.2.2 r = ± p3 + q 2
r = ± 43 + 6 2
r = ±10  (Award full marks if ± is omitted) (1)

1.3 Eq. 1: 5 x = 6 y + 3 ALTERNATE

Eq. 2: 3 y − 4 x + 1 = 0 Eq. 1: 5 x = 6 y + 3
Eq. 2: 3 y − 4 x + 1 = 0 ×2
6y + 3
x= sub into Eq. 2
5 5x = 6 y + 3
 6y + 3  +  −8 x = −6 y − 2  
3y − 4  +1 = 0 
 5  − 3x = 1
15 y − 24 y − 12 + 5 = 0 1
7 x = −  sub into Eq 1
y=−  3
9  1
5 −  = 6 y + 3 
 7  3
5x = 6  −  + 3 
 9 1 5 
1  42  ∴ y =  − − 3
x =  − + 3 6 3 
5 9  7
1 y=− 
x=−  9
3 (4)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿 "a" = 𝐿𝐿ℎ𝐿𝐿 𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚`𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝐿𝐿

5𝑎𝑎 − 3 = 97
𝑦𝑦
 (2)

2.2 4𝑚𝑚2 − 15𝑚𝑚 − 47 = 0

15 ± �(−15)2 − 4(4)(−47)
𝑚𝑚 =
2(4)
15 ± √977
𝑚𝑚 = 
8
𝑚𝑚 = 5,782 or 𝑚𝑚 = −2,032 (3)

2.3 2.3.1 7,5𝑈𝑈 ALTERNATIVE

𝐻𝐻 = 7,5𝑈𝑈
273 + 𝑉𝑉 𝐻𝐻 =
⇒ 𝐻𝐻(273 + 𝑉𝑉) = 7,5𝑈𝑈 273 + 𝑉𝑉
7,5𝑈𝑈 𝐻𝐻(273 + 𝑉𝑉) = 7,5𝑈𝑈
⇒ 273 + 𝑉𝑉 = 
𝐻𝐻 273𝐻𝐻 + 𝐻𝐻𝑉𝑉 = 7,5𝑈𝑈
7,5𝑈𝑈 7,5𝑈𝑈 − 273𝐻𝐻
⇒ 𝑉𝑉 = − 273 𝑉𝑉 = 
𝐻𝐻 𝐻𝐻 (3)

2.3.2 7,5 × 0,5

𝑉𝑉 = − 273
0,005
= 477 (1)

2.4 8𝑝𝑝 − 1 = −2𝑞𝑞 (1) ALTERNATIVE

2𝑞𝑞 + 3𝑝𝑝 = 4(2) 8 p − 1 = −2q 2q + 3 p = 4
8𝑝𝑝 − 1 2q + 8 p = 1 Eq 2 - Eq 1
(1) ⇒ 𝑞𝑞 = (3)
−2
8𝑝𝑝 − 1
(3) 𝑖𝑖𝑚𝑚𝐿𝐿𝑖𝑖 (2) ⇒ 2 � � + 3𝑝𝑝 = 4 2q + 3 p = 4
−2
3 −( 2q + 8 p = 1)
𝑝𝑝 = − 
5 −5 p = 3
29
𝑞𝑞 =  3
10 p=−
5
29
q=
10 (4)
ALTERNATIVE
8𝑝𝑝 − 1 = −2𝑞𝑞 − − − − − − − − − (1)
2𝑞𝑞 + 3𝑝𝑝 = 4 − − − − − − − − − − (2)
4 − 3𝑃𝑃
(2) ⇒ 𝑞𝑞 = − − − − − −(3)
2
4 − 3𝑝𝑝
(3) 𝑖𝑖𝑚𝑚𝐿𝐿𝑖𝑖 (1) ⇒ 8𝑝𝑝 − 1 = −2 � �
2
3
⇒ 𝑝𝑝 = − 
5
29
(3) ⇒ 𝑞𝑞 = 
10
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