Mathematics 1 March 2017 Common Test

Grade 10 – Memorandum

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KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education
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MATHEMATICS

MARCH 2017

MEMORANDUM

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GRADE 10

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QUESTION 1

1.1 a  3a 2  3a  9

 a 3  27   answer (2)
1.2 x  8y
3
x  4 xy  4 y
3 2 2

x  4y
2 2
 2
x  2 xy  4 y 2  x  2 y x 2  2 xy  4 y 2 
  x  2 yx  2 y 
  x  2 y x  2 y

x  2 y x 2  2 xy  4 y 2    x  2 y x  2 y
 x  2 yx  2 y  x 2  2 xy  4 y 2 
 x  2y  answer (4)
1.3 16 p  25q  4 p  5q
2 2

 4 p  5q 4 p  5q 
 4 p  5q 4 p  5q   4 p  5q 
  4 p  5q 

 4 p  5q 4 p  5q  1  answer
(3)

1.4  16   13   9

 4   13  3  answer (2)

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QUESTION 2

2.1.1 2x 2  x  3  0
 factorise
2 x  3x  1  0
3  both answers (2)
x or x  1
2

2.1.2 x  2x  3  xx  1

 multiply out brackets
x2  x  6  x2  x
 simplification
 2x  6
 x  3
x  3 (3)
2.1.3 x p q

xq p

px  p   qx  q   simplification

xp  p 2  xq  q 2

 rearranging terms
xp  xq  p 2  q 2

x( p  q )  ( p  q )( p  q )  factorising

( p  q )( p  q )
x
( p  q)

(4)
x  pq  answer

2.2 5  2 x  11
 rearranging terms
 2 x  16
x8
 answer (2)
2.3.1 3 x  2  3  x
 x2 (2)

2.3.2 1  answer
(1)
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QUESTION 3

3.1.1 2
1
2017 0   
7

1
 1  (7 1 )  2

 1 72  72

 1  49

 answer (3)
 50
3.1.2 32m  2.9m
9 m1
 prime bases
32m  2.32m

3 2 m 2  removing common factor
 rewriting as product

32m (1  2)

32m.9

1  answer (4)

9

3.2.1 2 x1  16 (2)

 16= 24
2 x1  2 4
x 1  4  answer
x3
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QUESTION 4

4.1 4 ; 7 ; 10 ; …  answer (1)

4.2 Figure 4: 13  13 (2)

Figure 5: 16  16

4.3. Tn  3n  1  answer (2)

4.4 T20  3(20)  1  substitution (2)

T20  61  answer

4.5 3n  1  550  substitution (2)

n  183  answer

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QUESTION 5

5.1 4 x  5 y  14 x  20  equating sides

 5 y  10 x  20
 simplification
y  2 x  4

5x  y  9  2 y  equation
5x  3 y  9
 solving simultaneous equations

5 x  3( 2 x  4)  9
5 x  6 x  12  9
 x  3
x3

y  2(3)  4
y  2  answer for x and y (5)

5.2 Length = 14(3) – 20 = 22

OR
Length = 4(3) – 5(–2) = 22
 calculating length and breadth
Breadth = 9 – 2(–2) = 13
OR
Breadth = 5(3) – 2 = 13
 answer (2)
Area = 22 × 13 = 286
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