MARKS: 150 MATHEMATICS P1

TIME: 3 HOURS
June

2017

South Peninsula

High School

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

This question paper consists of 11 pages which

includes a formula sheet.

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.

1. This paper consists of 10 Questions. Answer ALL the questions.

2. Show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs, et cetera which you have

used in determining your answers.

3. Answers only will not necessarily be awarded full marks

4. An approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical)

may be used, unless stated otherwise.

5. If necessary, answers should be rounded off to TWO decimal places,

unless stated otherwise.

6. Number your questions correctly according to the numbering system

used in this question paper.

7. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

8. It is in your own interest to write LEGIBLY and to present your work

neatly.

QUESTION 1

1.1 Consider the equation: ( x  2)(3x  4)  k

1.1.1 Solve for x if k = 0 (2)

1.1.2 Solve for x if k = 5 (4)

1.2 Solve for x:

1.2.1 2x  x  4 (5)

1.2.2 3x  x 2  0 (3)

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1.3 Solve simultaneously for x and y in the following:

x  2  2y and x 2  2xy  3y 2  4 (6)

1.4 Determine the value of k if kx 3  5x 2  3x  6 is divisible by

x + 1. (3)

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1.5 Calculate the maximum value of S if S  . (2)
x2  2

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Given the quadratic sequence:  7;  6;  1; 8; .....

2.1.1 Write down the general term for the sequence. (4)

2.1.2 Find the value of the term that the sequence in 2.1.1 has

in common with the sequence with defined by

Tn  22n  17. (4)

2.2 Given the series: 6 + 12 + 18 + 24 + + 300

2.2.1 Determine the number of terms in the series. (2)

2.2.2 Determine the sum of the series. (2)

2.2.3 Calculate the sum of the whole numbers from

1 to 300 which are not multiples of 6. (3)

2.3 Given the series: 326  325  324  .........

2.3.1 Determine S7 (3)

2.3.2 Give a reason why the series converges. (2)

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2.3.3 Hence determine  3(2)7  n (3)
n8

2.4 Without the use of a calculator, determine the value of:

90 0 200 0
 2 sin k   2 cos (k  20o ) (4)
k  00 k  110 0

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QUESTION 3

Given f ( x )   2.3 x  18

3.1 Write down the equation of the asymptote of f. (1)

3.2 Determine the intercepts with the axes. (3)

3.3 Draw a sketch graph of f(x) showing all intercepts with the axes as

well as any asymptotes. (3)

3.4 Determine h(x) if h(x) is the reflection of f(x) in the line y = 18. (2)

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QUESTION 4

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4.1 The sketch below represents the graphs f ( x )    1 and
x2

g( x)  2 x  p .

4.1.1 Give the equations of the asymptotes of f(x). (2)

4.1.2 Determine the coordinates of A. (2)

4.1.3 Determine the value of p. (2)

4.1.4 Determine the value(s) of x where f (x) . g(x)  0. (3)

4.2 Given the function f(x)  log 1 x

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4.2.1 Sketch f(x) indicating an intercept with the axes and ONE

other point on the graph. (3)

4.2.2 If f(x) is translated so that its new equation becomes

h(x)  log 1 (x  3) , write down the domain of h(x). (1)

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4.2.3 Write down the equation of f 1 in the form y = …… (2)

4.2.4 Write down the range of  f 1( x ) . (1)

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QUESTION 5

The parabola f intersects the x-axis at A and B and the y-axis at E. The axis
of symmetry of the parabola has the equation x = 1.
The line through E and B has the equation g( x)   x  3.
y

g(x)

x
A 1 B

f(x)

5.1 Show that the coordinates of B are (3; 0). (2)

5.2 Write down the x-coordinate of A. (1)

5.3 Determine the equation of f. (4)

5.4 What is the minimum value of t(x) if t( x )  1  f(x)? (2)

5.5 Solve for x if f ( x 2  2)  0. (3)

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QUESTION 6

6.1 On the 2nd of January 2015, a company bought a new printer for

R150 000.

6.1.1 Calculate the book value of the printer on the 2nd January

2017, if the value of the printer decreases by 20%

annually, on the reducing-balance method. (3)

6.1.2 The printer has to be replaced when its book value is

R49 152. At the beginning of which year will the printer

have to be replaced? Show ALL calculations. (4)

6.1.3 The company uses the R49 152 toward the cost of a new

printer which sells at R280 000. It sets up a sinking fund

which pays 8,5% p.a. compounded quarterly, to cover

the balance. The first deposit is made on the 2nd April

2015 and every three months thereafter until the 2

January 2020.

Calculate the amount that should be deposited every

three months. (4)

6.2 Lerato wishes to apply for a home loan. The bank charges

interest at 11% per annum, compounded monthly. She can afford

a monthly deposit of R9 000 and wants to repay the loan over a

period of 15 years. She will make the first monthly payment one

month after the loan is granted.

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Calculate, to the nearest thousand rand, the maximum amount

that Lerato can borrow from the bank. (5)

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QUESTION 7

7.1 Differentiate f by first principles where f(x)  3x  4 x 2 . (5)

dy 2 x  1
7.2 Determine if y  (4)
dx x2

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QUESTION 8

Given: f(x)  2x 3  5x 2  4x

8.1 Calculate the coordinates of the turning points of the graph f. (5)

8.2 Prove that the equation 2x 3  5x 2  4x  0 has only one real

root. (3)

8.3 Sketch the graph of f, clearly indicating the intercepts with the

axes and the turning points. (3)

8.4 For which values of x will the graph of f be concave up? (3)

8.5 Determine the value(s) of k for which 2x 3  5x 2  4x  3  k

will have two equal roots. (2)

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QUESTION 9

A piece of wire 6 metres long is cut into two pieces. One piece, x

metres long, is bent to form a square ABCD. The other piece is

bent into a U-shape so that it forms a rectangle BEFC when

placed next to the square, as shown in the diagram below.

Calculate the value of x, for which the sum of the areas enclosed

by the wire, will be a maximum. (7)

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QUESTION 10

10.1 A and B are mutually exclusive events. If it is given that the

P(A) = 0,35 and P(B) = 0,52 determine:

10.1.1 P(A′) (1)

10.1.2 P(A and B) (1)

10.1.3 P(A or B) (2)

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10.2 At a public school there are 120 Grade 12 learners. All of them take

English as a subject. 86 take Mathematics and 54 take History.

40 learners take both Mathematics and History.

10.2.1 Represent the information above in a Venn diagram (3)

10.2.2 Using your diagram, determine the probability that a

randomly chosen Grade 12 learner Studies Mathematics

but not History. (2)

10.3 There are m yellow balls and 4 blue balls in a bag. Anton

randomly selects one ball from the bag, records his choice and

returns the ball to the bag. He then randomly selects a second

ball from the bag, records his choice and returns the ball to the

bag. The probability that Anton will select two balls of different

colours from the bag is 32%.

Calculate how many yellow balls are in the bag. (5)

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INFORMATION SHEET: MATHEMATICS

 b  b 2  4ac
x
2a
A  P(1  ni) A  P(1  ni) A  P(1  i ) n A  P(1  i ) n
n n
n(n  1)
1  n i  Tn  a  (n  1)d Sn 
n
2a  (n  1)d 
i 1 i 1 2 2

Tn  ar n1 Sn 

a r n 1  ; r 1 S 
a
; 1  r  1
r 1 1 r

F

x 1  i   1
n
 P
x[1  (1  i ) n ]
i i
f ( x  h)  f ( x )
f ' ( x)  lim
h 0 h
 x  x2 y1  y 2 
d  ( x 2  x1 ) 2  ( y 2  y1 ) 2 M  1 ; 
 2 2 
y 2  y1
y  mx  c y  y1  m( x  x1 ) m m  tan 
x 2  x1

x  a2   y  b2  r 2
a b c 1
In ABC:   a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc. cos A area ABC  ab. sin C
sin A sin B sin C 2
sin     sin . cos   cos .sin  sin     sin . cos   cos .sin 
cos     cos . cos   sin . sin  cos     cos . cos   sin . sin 

cos2   sin 2 

cos 2  1  2 sin 2  sin 2  2 sin. cos
2 cos2   1

( x ; y )  ( x cos  y sin  ; y cos  x sin  )
n 2

 fx  x  x 
i
x   2 i 1

n n
n( A)
P( A)  P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
nS 

yˆ  a  bx b
 x  x ( y  y )
 (x  x) 2

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