Grade 10 Maths Exam P1 June 2017 MEMO Page 1 of 3

MATHEMATICS P 1 EXAMINATION MEMORANDUM

Date: June 2017 Grade: 10
QUESTION 1
1.1 √101 lies between 10  and 11 . (2) 1.3.1 ⎼ 2 ≤  x < 3  (2)
1.2 Let x = 0, 1̇8̇ 1.3.2 2  (1)
∴ x = 0,181818…

∴ 100x = 18,181818
∴ 100x ⎼ x = 18,181818 ⎼ 0,181818
∴ 99x = 18 
18 2
∴ x= =  (3) [8]
99 11
QUESTION 2
 
2.1.1 (2 ⎼ 3x)(2 + 3x) (2) 2.1.2 x(x – y) + 3(y – x)
= x(x ⎼ y) ⎼ 3(x ⎼ y)
2.1.3 3x3 – 24y3 = (x ⎼ y)(x ⎼ 3) (2) = 3(x3 –
 
8y3 )
 
= 3(x ⎼ 2y)(x2+ 2x + 4y2) (3) 2.1.4 x2 – y2 + 4x + 4
= x2 + 4x + 4 ⎼ y2 
2.2.1 1 (1) = (x + 2)2 ⎼ y2 
= [(x + 2) ⎼ y][(x + 2) + y] 
= [x + 2 ⎼ y][x + 2 + y]  (4)
32n ⎼ 1 . 9n+1
2.2.2 2.2.3 (x ⎼1 + y ⎼1)⎼1
92n
n+1
32n ⎼ 1 . (32 ) 1 1 ⎼1
=
(32 )2n
=( + ) 
𝑥 𝑦

32n ⎼ 1 . 32n+2 𝑦+𝑥 ⎼ 1

=  =( ) 
34n 𝑥𝑦

34n+ 1 𝑥𝑦
=  =( )  (3)
34n 𝑥+𝑦

= 3  (3) [18]
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QUESTION 3
9 2
3.1.1 5x = 5 3.1.2 x + + =0
2 𝑥
∴ x = 1 (1) ∴ 2x2 + 9x + 4 = 0 
3.1.3 3x = 81 ∴ (2x + 1)(x + 4) = 0 
1
∴ 3x = 34  ∴x=⎼ 
2

∴ x = 4 (2) or x = ⎼ 4  (4)

x⎼1
3.1.4 2x2 + 13 = 63 3.1.5 ⎼ 4 < <5
⎼3
∴ 2x2 ⎼ 50 = 0  OR ∴ 2x2 = 50  ∴ 12 > x ⎼ 1 > ⎼ 15 
∴ 2(x2 ⎼ 25) = 0 ∴ x2 = 25  ∴ 13 > x > ⎼ 14 
∴ (x ⎼ 5)(x + 5) = 0  ∴x=±5 ∴ ⎼ 14 < x < 13  (4)
∴x=±5 (3)

1 1
3.1.6 + =1 3.1.7 x + 3y = 5 ∴ x = 5 ⎼ 3y  [1]
ax bx
4x + 3y = 11 [2]
1 (b) 1(a)
∴ ax (b) + =1 Subst [1] into [2]
bx (a)
∴ 20 ⎼ 12y + 3y = 11 
b+a abx ∴ ⎼ 9y =⎼ 9
∴ = 
abx abx ∴y=1
∴ b + a = abx  x=
Solution (2; 1)
a+b
∴x=  (4) OR x = 2, y = 1 (4)
ab
OR x + 3y = 5 [1]
3.2 x2 ⎼ 4x = k 4x + 3y = 11 [2]
On subtracting [2] ⎼ [1] 3x = 6 
∴ x2 ⎼ 4x = 12 
(or [1] ⎼ [2] ⎼ 3x = ⎼ 6 )
∴ x2 ⎼ 4x ⎼ 12 = 0 x = 2
∴ (x + 2)(x ⎼ 6) = 0 substituting into [1]
2 + 3y = 5
⎼ x = ⎼ 2 or x = 6 
y = 1
Time cannot be negative so it will
6 seconds to stop.  (3)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 A f(x) = 2 ⎼ 2x B g(x) = 2x
∴ f(0) = 2 ⎼ 2(0) = 2 ∴ g(0) = 20 = 1
∴ A = (0; 2)  B = (0; 1) 
AB = 1 unit (3)

4.2 h(x) = 2x2 – 2 4.3.1 y > 0; y ∈ R (1)

Let 2x2 – 2 = 0  4.3.2 y ≥ ⎼ 2; y ∈ R
∴ x2 ⎼ 1 = 0 4.4 j(x) = ⎼ h(x)
∴ (x ⎼ 1)(x + 1) = 0 = ⎼1(2x2 ⎼ 2)
∴x=±1 = ⎼ 2x2 + 2 (2)
C = (⎼ 1; 0) D = (1; 0) 4.5 f(x) = ⎼ 2x 
CD = 2 units (4) g(x) = 2x ⎼ 1 
h(x) = 2x2 (3)
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QUESTION 5
506
5.1.1 L (1) 5.1.2 = 101 remainder 1 
5
∴ Letter 506 is S  (2)

5.2.1

64 triangles
Correctly drawn (2)

Fig 4

5.2.2 1; 4; 16; 64; … 5.2.3 43 = 64 44 = 256 

40; 41; 42; 43;  There is no pattern which will be
∴ Tn = 4n ⎼ 1 (3) made up using 100 triangles. (2)

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[TOTAL 75 Marks]