MEMO Gr.

10 March Assessment
QUESTION 1
 

1.1 Show that the decimal 3, 218 is a rational number. (4)

Set 10 x=32,181818 … √
Then 1000 x=3218,181818…
1000 x−10 x=3218,181818 …−32,181818 … √
3186
990 x=3186 √ x=
990
√

1.2 Determine, without the use of a calculator, between which two integers

the number 30 will lie. (2)

√ 25< √ 30< √ 36 √
5< √ 30<6 √

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QUESTION 2
Expand and simplify:

 a  2
2
 a (a  4)
2.1 (3)
 a 2  4a  4  a 2  4
 4 a √ trinomial; √ FOIL; √ answer

2.2
 2m  3  4m 2  9   2m  3  (2)
  4m 2  9   4m 2  9 
 16m 4  81 √ diff squares; √ answer

2.3
 9x 2
 12 xy  16 y 2   3x  4 y 
(2)
 27 x 3  64 y 3 √ 1st term; √ second term
  1 1
m  m     m  1
2.4  m m (3)

m m 1
 m2   
m m m
1
 m2  1  1 
m
1
 m2   2
m √ first (); √ second (); √ answer

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QUESTION 3
Factorise the following expressions completely:

 a  b  3 b  a 
2

3.1 (3)
¿ ( a−b ) ( a−b )− (−3 ) ( a−b ) √ sign change ¿( a−b)( a−b+3)
√√ each bracket

1  6 
  x  6  x 2  x  36 
3  3 
1 
  x  6   x 2  2 x  36 
3  √ first (); √ second bracket squared; √ signs

1 3
x  216
3.2 27 (3)

3.3 m3  m 2  mn 2  n 2 (4)
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 m 2  m  1  n 2 (m  1)
 (m  1)  m 2  n 2 
  m  1  m  n   m  1
√ grouping

√ (m-1); √ (m-n); √ (m+1)

QUESTION 4
Simplify the following expressions, assuming all denominators are non-zero:
4 x2 1 6x2  5x  1 9x2  6x  1
  2
4.1 3 x  10 x  3 4 x  11x  3 8 x  6 x  1
2 2
(7)
( 2 x−1 ) ( 2 x +1 ) ( 3 x +1 ) ( 2 x +1 ) ( 3 x+1 ) ( 3 x+1 )
¿ ÷ × √ per factorization done (1x6=6)
( 3 x +1 )( x +3 ) ( x+3 )( 4 x−1 ) ( 4 x−1 )( 2 x−1 )
( 2 x−1 ) ( 2 x +1 ) ( x +3 ) ( 4 x−1 ) (3 x +1 ) (3 x +1 )
¿ × × ¿1
( 3 x +1 )( x +3 ) ( 3 x +1 )( 2 x+ 1 ) ( 4 x−1 ) ( 2 x−1 )

x 2  3x  9 x2 1
 2 
4.2 x  27 x  4x  3 x  2
3
(7)


x 2
 3x  9 

 x  2  1
 x  3  x 2  3x  9   x  3 ( x  1) ( x  2)

 x  1  x  2   ( x  2)( x  2)  ( x  3)( x  1)
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 x  3  x  1  x  2 
x2  x  2  x2  4 x  4  x2  4x  3

 x  3  x  1  x  2 
x2  9x 1

 x  3  x  1  x  2  √ factorize cubes; √ factorise trinomial;
QUESTION 5

5.1 Given that PQ  QS and PR  RT , prove that QR  ST and ST  2QR (5)

See attached answer.

5.2 In the diagram, AODE is a parallelogram. Also, OF is parallel to BA.

Prove that ABOE is a parallelogram. (5)

STATEMENT REASON
1) OF  BA √ S Given; √ R

Thus OE  BA
2) AE OD √ S Opp sides of parm AODE is
parallel; √ R
Thus BO  AE OD extended to DB

ABOE is a parallellogram 2 pairs of opposite sides are

parallel
√R

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