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NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

MATHEMATICS

MARKING GUIDELINE

COMMON TEST

APRIL 2021

MARKS: 100

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Mathematics 2 April 2021 Common Test
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QUESTION 1

1.1 100 ; 124 AA✓✓answers (2)

1.2 44 52 64 80

1D 8 12 16

2D 4 4

āþ = ă ∴ þ = ā A✓a value
Ăþ + ÿ = ć ∴ ÿ = ā CA✓b value
þ + ÿ + Ā = ăă ∴ Ā = ăÿ CA✓c value
�㕻Ā = āĀā = āĀ + ăÿ CA✓nth term

OR
OR
A✓a value
āþ = ă ∴ þ = ā
CA✓b value
Ăþ + ÿ = ć ∴ ÿ = ā
CA✓c value
∴ Ā = �㕻ÿ = ăÿ
CA✓nth term
�㕻Ā = āĀā + āĀ + ăÿ (4)
OR
OR

�㕻Ā = �㕻Ā + (Ā 2 Ā)āĀ + (Ā 2 Ā)(Ā 2 ā)āā

OR
OR
(Ā 2 Ā) (4)
�㕻Ā = [āþ + (Ā 2 ā)ā] + �㕻Ā
ā

1.3 �㕻Ăÿ = ā(Ăÿ)ā + ā(Ăÿ) + ăÿ = ĀĈÿÿ CA✓substitution

CA✓answer (2)

1.4 �㕻Ā = āĀā + āĀ + ăÿ

�㕻Ā = ā(Āā + Ā + āÿ) A✓Taking out common factor of 2
ā(Āā + Ā + āÿ) is even for all Ā ∈ ý A✓Rewriting nth term (3)
A✓ is even for all Ā ∈ ý
Note: Mark CA provided
�㕻Ā (from1.2) is a factor of 2
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Mathematics 3 April 2021 Common Test
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QUESTION 2

2. þ + Ćā = ĂĀ → (Ā) A✓equation (1)

ĀĄ(āþ + āĈā) = ĀćĂÿ
āþ + āĈā = Āāā → (ā) A✓equation (2)
þ = ĂĀ 2 Ćā → (Ă) CA✓making a the subject
ā(ĂĀ 2 Ćā) + āĈā = Āāā CA✓correct substitution of a
ąā 2 Āăā + āĈā = Āāā
ĀĄā = ąÿ
ā=ă CA✓d value
þ=Ă CA✓a value
Ă ; Ć ; ĀĀ ; & CA✓sequence [7]

QUESTION 3

3.1 Ą A✓equation (1)

þÿ = → (Ā)
Āāć

þÿć = Ą → (ā) A✓equation (2)

ÿĆ = Āāć CA✓ ÿĆ = Āāć

ÿĆ = ā Ć CA✓exponential form
ÿ=ā CA✓answer (5)

3.2 (2ć) + (2ć)(ÿ. Ą) + (2ć)(ÿ. Ą)ā + ⋯ A✓generating series

2ć(ÿ. Ąÿ 2 Ā) āĄĄ CA✓correct substitution into
=2 correct formula
ÿ. Ą 2 Ā Āą

āĄĄ
ÿ. Ąÿ 2 Ā = 2
āĄą
Ā CA✓writing in exponential
ÿ. Ąÿ = = ÿ. Ąć form or using logs
āĄą
(4)
ÿ=ć CA✓answer
3.3.1 2Ā < ÿ < Ā A✓condition for convergence
�㖙
2Ā < < Ā A✓r value
ā

2ā < �㖙 < ā CA✓answer (3)

3.3.2 �㖙 < 2ā āÿ �㖙 > ā CACA✓✓answer (2)

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Mathematics 4 April 2021 Common Test
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QUESTION 4

A D

P Q E F

B C

4.1 Draw AP = DE and AQ = DF ✓S Construction (or could be

In &ýþÿ �㔚ÿþ &ĀāĂ shown on diagram)
1. AP = DE (Construction)
2. AQ = DF (Construction)

3. ý = Ā  (Given)
∴ &ýĀā ≡ &ĀāĂ (SAS)
Now ýĀ ā = ĀāĂ ✓S/R
But ĀāĂ = þ  (Given) ✓S
∴ ýĀā = þ  ✓S
PQ || BC (Corresponding angles =) ✓S/R

ýþ ýÿ
= (Prop. Thm. PQ||BC) ✓S/R
ýĀ ý�㔘

ýþ ýÿ
= (Construction AP = DE ✓R
Āā ĀĂ
and AQ = DF) (7)

4.2.1 In &ĀýĄ �㔚ÿþ &ÿÿĄ

1. Dý H = OÿH =90° (Radius ⊥Tangent)
✓S✓R
 2 is common
2. Ą ✓S
3. ýĀ Ą = ÿÿH (Remaining angles) (4)
∴ &ĀýĄ ||| &ÿÿĄ (AAA) ✓R(AAA)

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Mathematics 5 April 2021 Common Test
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4.2.2 Āý ĀĄ ýĄ ✓S/R
= ÿĄ = ÿĄ (&ĀýĄ ||| &ÿÿĄ )
ÿÿ

ĀĄ × ÿÿ
ÿĄ = ✓S
Āý

DA = DC (Tangents drawn from common point equal) ✓S✓R

AO = OC (Radii of a circle) ✓S✓R
Therefore
ýÿ. ĀĄ
ÿĄ =
Āÿ

(6)
4.2.3 In &ýþĂ �㔚ÿþ &þ�㔉Ă
 F = Jþ
1. þý F (Tangent – Chord Theorem) ✓S✓R
2. Ă is common) ✓S
 Ă = þ�㔉̂Ă
3. ýþ (Remaining angles)
∴ &ýþĂ ||| &þ�㔉Ă (AAA) ✓S✓R
ýþ þĂ ýĂ
∴ = = þĂ (&ýþĂ ||| &þ�㔉Ă)
þ�㔉 �㔉Ă
✓S
þĂ ā = �㔉Ă . ýĂ
(6)
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Mathematics 6 April 2021 Common Test
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2b
2a
3b

b 3a

5.1 Let AE = 2a therefore EB = 3a ✓S ✓R (2)

ýĂ ā
=Ă (Prop. Thm.; FE//GB) or (Line // one side of &)
Ăă

5.2 Let AF = 2b and FG = 3b

Then CG = b (Given AF = 2CG) ✓S

ÿĄ ÿă ÿ ✓S ✓R
Ąā
= ăĂ = Ăÿ (Prop. Thm.; GH//FE) or (Line // one side of &)

ÿĄ Ā
∴ = ✓S (4)
Ąā Ă
ýā ýĂ Ăā ā
5.3 = ýă = ăþ = Ą …. (Prop. Thm; FE || GB) or (Line // one side of &)
ýþ

þ = ăĂā ….. (Corresp Angles ; FE || GB)

ÿă ✓S/R
Let FE = 2x and GB = 5x
Then
Ā þ
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & þÿă (ÿ)(Ą�㖙) Ā�㔢ÿ ÿă 2b ✓S
= ā
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & ýĂā Ā (āÿ)(ā�㖙) Ā�㔢ÿ ýĂā
ā 2x ✓S
Ā þ
(ÿ)(Ą�㖙) Ā�㔢ÿ ÿă
= ā
Ā þ)
(āÿ)(ā�㖙) Ā�㔢ÿ (Āćÿ° 2 ÿă
ā ✓S
b 5x
Ą
= (4)
ă
OR OR

Ā ✓S/R
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & þÿă = ą ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ &ýþÿ …(Equal Heights)
Ā
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & ýĂā = Ă ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ &ýāÿ …(Equal Heights) ✓S/R
ā
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & ýāÿ = Ą ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ &ýþÿ …(Equal Heights)
✓S
ā
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & ýĂā = ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ &ýþÿ
ĀĄ ✓S
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & þÿă ĀĄ Ą
= = (4)
ýÿÿ�㔚 ĀĀ & ýĂā Āā ă
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6.1.1
128°
32°
64°
A✓diagram
p
√�㕝2 2 1

52°
26°
1 13°

ýĀĀ Ąā° = ýĀĀ[ā(āą°)]

= āýĀĀ ā āą° 2 Ā A✓writing as double angle
Ā A✓expansion
= ā(ÿ)ā 2Ā
CA✓answer (4)
6.1.2 Ā�㔢ÿ ĆĀ° = Ā�㔢ÿ(㥰 + āą° ) A✓Ā�㔢ÿ(㥰 + āą° )
= Ā�㔢ÿ 㥰 ýĀĀ āą° + ýĀĀ 㥰 Ā�㔢ÿ āą° A✓compound angle
:ā Ā :ā √Ăā 2 Ā expansion
= . + . CA CA ✓✓each term
ā Ă ā Ă
(4)
° ). ° °) Ā�㖊Ā �㔽
6.2 ýĀĀ(2Āćÿ ā�㔚ÿ �㔽. ýĀĀ ąĈÿ . Ā�㔢 ÿ(�㔽 2 Āćÿ A✓ĀāĀ �㔽
ýĀĀ ā (�㔽 2 Ĉÿ° ) A✓ýĀĀ Ăÿ° .
Ā�㖊Ā �㔽 A✓2 Ā�㔢ÿ �㔽
ýĀĀ(Āćÿ° ) × ĀāĀ �㔽 . ýĀĀ Ăÿ° . (2 Ā�㔢ÿ �㔽)
=
Ā�㔢ÿā �㔽
:Ă
Ā�㔢ÿ �㔽 :Ă CA✓ ā or 0,866
(2Ā) × . ( )(2 Ā�㔢ÿ �㔽)
ýĀĀ �㔽 ā
=
Ā�㔢ÿā �㔽
:Ă Ā�㔢ÿā �㔽
= ā ýĀĀ �㔽
Ā�㔢ÿā �㔽

:Ă CA✓answer (5)
=
ā ýĀĀ �㔽

6.3 �㔋Ąþ = ýĀĀ ÿ° + ýĀĀ Ā° + ýĀĀ ā° + ⋯ + ýĀĀ ĀĆć° + A✓2ĀāĀ ā°

ýĀĀ ĀĆĈ° + ĀāĀ Āćÿ° + ąĀ�㔢ÿ Ĉÿ° A✓2ĀāĀ Ā°
= ýĀĀ ÿ° + ýĀĀ Ā° + ýĀĀ ā° + & 2 ýĀĀ ā° 2 ĀāĀ Ā° A✓2 ĀāĀ ÿ°
2 ĀāĀ ÿ° + ąĀ�㔢ÿ Ĉÿ° A✓All terms cancel except 6 (4)
= ą = ýĄþ

OR
�㔋Ąþ = ( ýĀĀ ÿ° + ýĀĀ Āćÿ° ) + (ýĀĀ Ā° + ýĀĀ ĀĆĈ° ) + A✓( ýĀĀ ÿ° + ýĀĀ Āćÿ°)
(ýĀĀ ā° + ýĀĀ ĀĆć° ) & & & + ąĀ�㔢ÿ Ĉÿ° A✓(ýĀĀ Ā° + ýĀĀ ĀĆĈ° )
�㔋Ąþ = (ÿ) + (ÿ) + (ÿ) & & & + ąĀ�㔢ÿ Ĉÿ° A✓(ýĀĀ ā° + ýĀĀ ĀĆć°
LHS = 6 A✓All terms cancel except 6
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7.1 Ā 2 Ā�㖊Ā ā �㖙
Ā�㖊Ā �㖙 2 ĀāĀ �㖙
Ā�㖊Āā �㖙2ā Ā�㖊Ā �㖙 ĀāĀ �㖙+ĀāĀā �㖙
= A✓ sin2 x + cos2x = 1
Ā�㖊Ā �㖙2ĀāĀ �㖙
A✓ 2 sin x cos x
(Ā�㖊Ā �㖙2ĀāĀ �㖙)ā
= A✓ (sin x – cos x)2
Ā�㖊Ā �㖙2ĀāĀ �㖙
= Ā�㖊Ā �㖙 2 ĀāĀ �㖙
= RHS

(3)
7.2 Ā
ā�㔚ÿ Ă�㖙 . 2Ā=ÿ
ā�㔚ÿ āă°

A✓transposing and forming

ā�㔚ÿ Ă�㖙 = ā�㔚ÿ āă°
equation
Ă�㖙 = āă° + Āćÿ�㖌 ; �㖌 ∈ ý A✓3�㕥 = 24° A✓180k (5)
A✓ �㕘 ∈ �㕍
�㖙 = ć° + ąÿ�㖌 ; �㖌 ∈ ý
CA✓ �㕥 = 8° + 60�㕘
Note: If calculator is used
maximum marks may be
allocated
7.3 :Ă Ā ù 3 1 ù
ā [ Ā�㔢ÿ �㖙 + ýĀĀ �㖙] A✓ 2ú sin x + cos x ú
ā ā û 2 2 û
= ā[Ā�㔢ÿ ąÿ° Ā�㔢ÿ �㖙 + ýĀĀ ąÿ° ýĀĀ �㖙] A✓ [sin 60o sin x + cos 60o cos x]
= ā[ýĀĀ(�㖙 2 ąÿ°)]
A✓ cos (x 2 60o)
 Maximum value is 2, since maximum value of CA✓ answer
cos (x 2 60o) = 1
(4)
OR OR
:Ă Ā ù 3 ù
ā [ Ā�㔢ÿ �㖙 + ýĀĀ �㖙] A✓ 2ú
1
sin x + cos x ú
ā ā
û 2 2 û
= ā[ýĀĀ Ăÿ° Ā�㔢ÿ �㖙 + Ā�㔢ÿ Ăÿ° ýĀĀ �㖙]
A✓ ā[ýĀĀ Ăÿ° Ā�㔢ÿ �㖙 +
= ā[Ā�㔢ÿ(�㖙 + Ăÿ°)] Ā�㔢ÿ Ăÿ° ýĀĀ �㖙]
 Maximum value is 2, since maximum value of A✓ sin (x + 30o) (4)
sin (x + 30o) = 1 CA✓ answer

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7.4.1
y

1.5

P 1 Q

0.5

x
-90 -60 -30
O 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

-0.5

-1

-1.5

-2

A✓for both x – intercepts

A✓for both turning points
(2)
7.4.2 ýĀĀ(�㖙 2 Ăÿ° ) = ÿ, Ą A✓�㖙 2 Ăÿ° = ąÿ°
āýĀĀ(�㖙 2 Ăÿ° ) = Ā and �㖙 2 Ăÿ° = 2ąÿ°
�㖙 2 Ăÿ° = ąÿ° āÿ �㖙 2 Ăÿ° = 2ąÿ° CA✓ Ĉÿ° �㔚ÿþ 2Ăÿ°
�㖙 = Ĉÿ° þā Ā āÿ �㖙 = 2Ăÿ° þā ÿ CACA✓✓for P and Q
(4)
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