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 NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

SEPTEMBER 2023

MARKING GUIDELINES

MARKS: 150

This marking guideline consists of 13 pages.

Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 2 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 1 / VRAAG 1

1.1.1 (3 - x )(2 - x ) = 0
ü üanswers
x = 3 or x = 2
(2)
1.1.2 2x + 7 x = 2
2

2x 2 + 7 x - 2 = 0 ü standard form
- (7) ± 7 2 - 4(2)(-2)
x= ü substitution into correct formula
2(2)

- 7 ± 65
x=
4
Penalise 1 mark for ü ü answers (4)
x = 0,27 or x = - 3,77 incorrect rounding

1.1.3 4 + 5x > 6 x 2
6 x 2 - 5x - 4 < 0
(3x - 4)(2 x + 1) < 0 ü factors

OR
ü critical values

1 4
- <x<
2 3 üü answer
OR
æ 1 4ö
x Îç - ; ÷ (4)
è 2 3ø
1.1.4 9 x + 9 = 10.3 x
x
x
32 - 10.3 x + 9 = 0 ü 32

(3 x
)(
- 9 3x - 1 = 0 ) ü factors
üexponential law
3 x = 32 or 3 x = 30
ü answer (4)
x=2 or x=0

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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 3 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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1.2 y - 2 x = -1
y = 2 x - 1 . . . . (1) ü equation 1

y 2 - 3xy = -2. . . . (2)

(2 x - 1)2 - 3x(2 x - 1) = -2 ü substitution
4 x 2 - 4 x + 1 - 6 x 2 + 3x = -2
- 2x2 - x + 3 = 0 ü standard form
2x2 + x - 3 = 0
ü factors
(2 x + 3)(x - 1) = 0
3 ü x-values
x = - or x = 1
2 ü y-values (6)
æ 3ö
y = 2ç - ÷ - 1 or y = 2(1) - 1
è 2ø
y = -4 or y = 1

OR
y - 2 x = -1
ü equation 1
y +1
x= . . . . (1)
2
y 2 - 3xy = -2. . . . (2)
æ y + 1ö ü substitution
y 2 - 3ç ÷ y = -2
è 2 ø
2 y2 - 3y2 - 3y + 4 = 0
- y2 - 3y + 4 = 0 ü standard form
y2 + 3y - 4 = 0
ü factors
( y + 4)( y - 1) = 0
y = -4 or y = 1 ü y-values
3 ü x-values (6)
x = - or x = 1
2
Multiply every term by LCD 4xy
1.3 ü multiply by LCD
4 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 17 xy
4 x 2 - 17 xy + 4 y 2 = 0 ü standard form
(4 x - y )( x - 4 y ) = 0
ü factors
4x - y = 0
x 1 ü answer
=
y 4
ü answer (5)
x - 4y = 0
x
=4
y

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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 4 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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OR
x y 17
+ =
y x 4
ü fraction

x 1 17
+ =
y x 4
y

x2 17 x ü standard form
2
- + 1= 0
y 4y
2
17 æ 17 ö
± ç ÷ - 4(1)(1) ü substitution into correct formula
x 4 è4ø
=
y 2(1)

17 225 ü simplification
±
4 16
=
2

ü answers (5)
x x 1
= 4 or =
y y 4

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QUESTION 2 / VRAAG 2

2.1 319 ; 280 ; 243 ; 208 ; 175 ; 144 ; ….

2.1.1
1 3
ü First differences

ü 2a = 2
2a = 2 3a + b = –39 a + b + c = 319
a = 1 3(1) +b = –39 1 – 42 + c = 319 ü 3(1) + b = –39
b = –42 c = 360
Tn = n - 42n + 360
2

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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 5 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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ü 1 – 42 + c = 319
(4)
2.1.2 n 2 - 42n + 360 = 0 ü Tn = 0
(n - 12)(n - 30) = 0 ü factors
n = 12 or n = 30
ü answer (3)
2.1.3 - (-42) ü derivative = 0
2n - 42 = 0 OR n=
2(1) ü answer (2)
n = 21 n = 21
OR

T21 is lowest -b
ü substitution into x =
2a
ü answer (2)
2.2 3t ; 4t - 1 ; 23
2.2.1 3t ; 4t - 1 ; 23
4t - 1 - 3t = 23 - (4t - 1) ü subtraction
4t - 1 - 3t = 23 - 4t + 1
5t = 25 ü simplification (2)
t =5
2.2.2 15 ; 19 ; 23 ü a = 15
a = 15 d = 4
ü value of d
50
S 50 = [2(15) + (49)4] ü substitution into correct formula
2
=5650 ü answer (4)
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 6 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 3

3.1 x = 4 + 12 + 36 +….to 15 terms

3.1.1 Tn = a.r n-1

Tn = 4.3n-1 ü Tn = 4.3n-1

å (4.3 )
15
n -1 ü answer (2)
n =1

3.1.2 Sn =
(
a r n -1 )
r -1 ü substitution into the correct
Sn =
(
4 315 - 1 ) formula
3 -1

= 28 697 812 ü answer (2)

3.1.3 r = 3 and not between –1 and 1 ü r = 3 not in - 1 < r < 1
\ not converging
ü answer (2)
a ü substitution into correct formula
3.2.1 S¥ = = 13,5
1- r
a = 13,5(1 - r )
ar 2
S¥ = = 1,5 ü a = 13,5(1 - r )
1- r
ar 2 = 1,5(1 - r )
1,5(1 - r )
a=
r2
1,5(1 - r )
13,5(1 - r ) = ü equating
r2
1,5
r2 =
13,5
1
=
9
1
r=±
3
But r > 0
1
1 ü r= (4)
\r = 3
3

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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 7 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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a
3.2.2 = 13,5
1 - 13 ü value of a
a =9
ü answer (2)
9+3+1+ . . .

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QUESTION 4

4.1 a üsubstitution
0= + 2
- 2 +1
ü answer (2)
a=2
h(-2) - h(-4) ü h(–4) and h(–2)
4.2 Average gradient =
- 2 - (-4)
2 æ 2 ö
+ 2-ç + 2÷ ü substitution
- 2 +1 è - 4 +1 ø
=
2
2 ü answer (3)
= -
3

4.3 -1 < x < 0 ücritical values

üanswers (2)
y = x +1 + 2 ü gradient
4.4
y = x+3 ü answer (2)
OR OR
y = x+c
ü value of c
2 = -1 + c
c=3 ü answer (2)
y = x+3

-2
4.5 g ( x) = - 2
x +1 ü horizontal asymptote
x = -1
ü vertical asymptotes (2)
y = -2
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 8 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 5
h( x) = q x f ( x) = - 1 x 2 + 1 x + k g ( x) = mx + c
2 2
5.1 h( x) = q 0
=1 D (0 ; 1) ü answer (1)
5.2 k =1 ü answer (1)

5.3 f ( x) = - 1 x 2 + 1 x + 1
2 2
ü f(x) = 0
x -x-2=0
2

(x - 2)(x + 1) = 0 ü factors

x = 2 or x = -1 ü both x values
BC = 3units ü answer (4)

5.4 f (-2) = - 1 (-2) 2 + 1 (-2) + 1 ü substitution of –2

2 2
= -2
PR = 2 units ü answer (2)

5.5.1 h( x) = q x æ 1ö
ü Aç 2 ; ÷
1 = q2 è 4ø
4 æ 1ö
ü substitution of ç 2 ; ÷
q=1 è 4ø
2 ü value of q (3)
5.5.2 æ1ö
x ü equation of h
h( x ) = ç ÷
è2ø ü equation of h -1 (2)
h -1( x) = log 1 x
2

5.6 y>0 ü answer (1)

f / ( x) = - x + 1 ü derivative
5.7
2 ü derivative x = –1
f ' (-1) = - (-1) + 1 = 3 ü f ' (-1) = 3
2 2 2
y - y1 = m( x - x1 )
B(–1 ; 0) ü substitution of B
y - 0 = 3 (x - (-1) )
2 ü tangent
3
y = 3x+ (5)
2 2
5.8 x < -1 or x > 2 üü answer (2)
OR
x Î (- ¥ ; 1) È (2 ; ¥)
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 9 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 6

A = P(1+ i )
n
6.1
2 x = x(1+ 0,054)
n ü substitution into correct formula

2 = (1,054)
n
ü correct use of logs
log (2) = n log (1,054)
log 2
n =
log(1,054)
ü answer (3)
n = 13,18

6.2 P =
[
x 1 -(1 + i )
-n
]
i
é æ 0,12 ö -60 ù ü value of i
3300 ê1 -ç1 + ÷ ú ü value of n
êë è 12 ø úû
P =
0,12 ü substitution into correct formula
12
= R148 351,63
ü answer (4)

æ 0,05 ö
4 ü value of n
6.3 ieff = ç1 + ÷ -1 ü substitution into correct
è 4 ø
formula
= 0,05094533691
Rate = 5,09% ü rate (3)

éæ 0.15 ö 384 ù
x êç1 + ÷ - 1ú ü value of n
êëè 12 ø úû
6.4 10 000 000 = ü substitution into correct formula
0.15
12
125000 = x(116,9484518)
ü answer (3)
x = R1068,85
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 10 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 7 Penalty for notation error in 7.1 only.

7.1 f (x ) = - 2 x 2 + 1
f (x + h ) = - 2(x + h ) + 1
2 ü - 2 x 2 - 4 xh - 2h2 + 1
f (x + h) = - 2 x 2 - 4 xh - 2h 2 + 1

f ( x + h) 2 - f ( x )
f ¢(x ) = lim
h ®0 h

f ¢(x ) = lim
(
- 2 x 2 - 4 xh - 2h 2 + 1 - - 2 x 2 + 1 )
h ®0
ü correct substitution into
h
formula
- 2 x 2 - 4 xh - 2 h 2 + 1 + 2 x 2 - 1
f ¢(x ) = lim
h ®0 h ü simplification

- 4 xh - 2h 2
f ¢(x ) = lim
h ®0 h

h(- 4 x - 2h )
f ¢(x ) = lim ü common factor
h ®0 h
ü answer (5)
= - 4x

7.2.1 f ( x) = 12 x 2 - 5 x -1 ü - 5 x -1
üx
f ' ( x) = x + 5x -2 ü 5 x -2 (3)
é - 2x 2 + 4 x ù
7.2.2 Dx ê ú
ë x2 û
1

é 2x 2 x ù
1
4 ü 4
x = x4
= Dx ê - 2 + ú
êë x x 2 úû - 74
ü- 2 + x
= Dx [-2+ x ] - 74

7 - 114
= - x ü derivative (3)
4
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 11 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 8

8.1 1 –1 5 8 –12
0 –1 4 12
–1 4 12 0
ü quadratic factor
(x - 1)(- x 2 + 4 x + 12) = 0
ü factors
(x - 1)(x 2 - 4 x - 12) = 0
ü x-values
(x - 1)(x - 6)(x + 2) = 0
ü answer (4)
x = 1 or x = 6 or x = -2

\ C(6 ; 0)
8.2 - 3x 2 + 10 x + 8 = 0 ü derivative
3x 2 - 10 x - 8 = 0
ü f ' ( x) = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 4) = 0 ü factors
x = - 2 or x = 4
3 ü x-values
f (4) = -(4) 3 + 5(4) 2 + 8(4) - 12
= 36 ü answer (5)
8.3 - 6 x + 10 > 0 ü inequality
5
x< ü answer (2)
3
8.4 f ( x) = -3x 2 + 10x + 8
/

f / (0) = 8 ü f / (0) = 8
- 3x 2 + 10 x + 8 = 8
ü equating
- 3x 2 + 10 x = 0
x(- 3x + 10 ) = 0 ü factors
x = 0 or x = 10 ü x-values
3
ü value of OG (5)
\ OG = 10
3
8.5 f ( x) = -3x 2 + 10x + 8
/ ü substitution
f / (5) = -3(5) 2 + 10(5) + 8
ü f / (5) = -17
= -17
m= 1 ü answer (3)
17
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 12 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 9

b
9.1 mmn = -
a ü mmn
b
y=- x+b
a
ü answer (2)
9.2 Area of PTOR =TP x PR
æ b ö ü substitution into area formula
= xç - x + b ÷
è a ø
ü simplification
b 2
= - x + bx
a
2b ü derivative =0
Max : - x+b = 0
a
æ a ö
x = bç ÷
è 2b ø
a
x= ü value of x
2
bæaö b ü value of y
y = - ç ÷+b =
aè2ø 2
æ0+a 0+bö æa bö
Midpoint of MN: çè 2 ; 2 ÷ø = çè 2 ; 2 ÷ø ü midpoint (6)
\ Max at midpoint
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Mathematics P1 / Wiskunde V1 13 MDE/MDOSeptember 2023
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QUESTION 10

10.1.1 45 –38 = 7
ü answer (1)
10.1.2 S = 45

A ü 8
8 E
3 ü 6
11–x
5
6 ü 11 - x
x
ü7 - x
7–x

S 7 (4)

10.1.3 3 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 11 - x + x + 7 - x + 7 = 45 ü calculation
x=2
ü answer (2)
6+8+ 2
10.1.4 P(2languages) = ü 16
45
16 16
= ü (2)
45 45
10.2.1 8! = 40320 ü 8! (1)

10.2.2 3! ´ 5! ´ 6 = 4320 ü3!

OR ü 5!
3! ´ 6! = 4320 ü 3! ´ 5! ´ 6 (3)
5! 1 ü 5!
10.2.3 =
8! 336 5! 1
ü OR (2)
8! 336
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TOTAL: 150

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