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SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS P1

EXEMPLAR 2007

MEMORANDUM

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QUESTION 1

1.1.1 x( x − 9) + 14 = 0
multiply out
x 2 − 9 x + 14 = 0
factors
( x − 7)( x − 2) = 0
answers
x = 7 or x = 2 (3)

1.1.2 x2 − x = 3
x2 − x − 3 = 0 standard form
substitution
− (−1) ± (−1) 2 − 4(1)(−3)
x=
2(1)
1 ± 13 simplification
x=
2
answers
x = – 1,3 or x = 2,3 (5)

1.1.3 1 2x
+ =1
x +1 x −1 multiplying LHS with
x − 1 + 2 x( x + 1) = x 2 − 1 LCM
multiplying RHS with
x − 1 + 2x 2 + 2x = x 2 − 1 LCM
x 2 + 3x = 0 simplification
standard form
x( x + 3) = 0
factorisation
x = 0 or x = – 3 answers
(6)

1.2 y=2−x
x 2 + ( 2 − x ) − 52 = 0
2
making y the subject
x + 4 − 4 x + x − 52 = 0
2 2 of the formula

2 x 2 − 4 x − 48 = 0 substitution
x 2 − 2 x − 24 = 0 multiplication
( x − 6 )( x + 4 ) = 0
x = 6 or x = – 4 factors
y = – 4 or y = 6
x answers
y answers
OR (7)

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OR
x=2− y making x the subject
of the formula
(2 − y)
2
+ y 2 − 52 = 0
substitution
4 − 4 y + y 2 + y 2 − 52 = 0
multiplication
2 y 2 − 4 y − 48 = 0
y 2 − 2 y − 24 = 0
factors
( y − 6 )( y + 4 ) = 0
y = – 4 or y = 6 x answers
x = 6 or x = – 4 y answers
(7)
1.3.1
x−2=0
x=2 denominator = 0
answer
1.3.2 (2)
x+4<0
x < −4 discriminant < 0
answer
(2)
[25]

QUESTION 2

2.1 1 1
x3x4 exponential laws
1
x6
7

x 12
= 2

x 12
5
answer
= x 12 (3)

2.2 128 x 6 + 98 x 6
8 2x3
= 64 × 2 x 6 + 49 × 2 x 6
7 2x3
= 8 2 x3 + 7 2 x3
= ( 15 2 ) x 3 answer
(3)

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2.3 x y LCM
+
x x numerator
x + xy factors
=
x x answer
x(1 + y ) (4)
=
x x
x . x (1 + y ) x.(1 + y ) x
= OR = ×
x x x x x
x (1 + y )
=
x [10]

QUESTION 3

3.1 year 6 = 35 hundreds = 243 hundreds = 24 300 answer

(2)
.
base 3
3.2 number of trees = 3 n−1 hundreds power n – 1
(2)
3.3 No No
The number of trees will increase without bound to very large reason
numbers, thus the forestry authorities will if necessary cut (2)
down some of the trees from time to time.
[6]

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QUESTION 4

4.1 t = n( n + 2 ) answer
(2)

Yes. Yes
4.2
The one formula is the factorised format of the other formula explanation
(2)
n( n + 2 ) = n 2 + 2n

4.3 n 2 + 2n = 143 setting up of equation

2
n + 2n − 143 = 0 standard form
factors
( n + 13 )( n − 11 ) = 0 answer ≠ – 13
n = – 13 or n = 11 answer = 11
∴ n = 11
(5)

[9]

QUESTION 5

5.1 pattern 6: 91 answer

(2)

5.2 The difference between consecutive patterns increases by six adding 6

every time second difference
(2)

From the structure of the picture:

pattern 2: 3(2 x 1) + 1
pattern 3: 3(3 x 2) + 1
pattern 4: 3(4 x 3) + 1
pattern n: 3[n(n-1)] + 1
= 3n2 -3n + 1

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Example:
Learners may use
1 7 19 37 61 other strategies to
generate the
6 12 18 24 relationship

6 6 6 6

5.3 Pattern will yield a quadratic equation since second difference

is constant

an2 + bn + c = y
Pattern 2: 4a + 2b + c = 7 ………. (i)
Pattern 3: 9a + 3b + c = 19 ……..... (ii)
(i) – (ii) 5a + b = 12 ………. (iii)
∴ b = 12 – 5a
Pattern 4: 16a + 4b + c = 37 ………. (iv)
(iv) – (ii) 7a + b = 18 ………. (v) a
(v) – (iii) 2a = 6 b
a=3
∴ b = -3
4(3) + 2(-3) +c = 7 c
12 - 6 + c = 7 answer
c =1 (4)
Pn = 3n 2 − 3n + 1 [8]

QUESTION 6
6.1.1 Fv = Pv (1 − in ) formula
substitution
Fv = 16000 (1 − 0 ,15 × 3) answer
Fv = R 8800 (3)

Fv = Pv (1 − i )
n
6.1.2
formula
8800 = 16000 (1 − i )
3
substitution

0 ,55 = (1 − i )
3
0,55
0 ,82 = 1 − i
i = 1 − 0 ,82
i = 0 ,18 0,18
rate is 18% answer
(5)

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Fv = 12500 (1,01) (1,07 ) 1,01
24 6
6.2
1,07
Fv = R 23819 ,12 substitution
answer
6.3.1 7 .2 (4)
i (12 ) = 7.2% = = 0.072
100
(12 ) 12 i (12 ) = 0,72
i
1+ i = 1+
12
0.072
12 formula
1+ i = 1+
12 answer for i
1 + i = 1,074424 answer
i = 0,074424 (4)
∴ Effective rate is 7,442 % p.a.
formula
6.3.2 substitution
A = P(1 + i ) n answer
= 120000(1 + 0,07442) 3 (3)
= R148834,46
1,006
6.3.3
[
FV = 120000(1,006 ) − 20000 [1,006]
18
] 30 power 18
(1,006)30
FV = R 135,981,73
answer
(5)
[24]

QUESTION 7

7.1 x( x + 3 ) = 0 x=0
x = 0 or x = -3 x = -3
(2)

0−3 3
7.2 Axis of symmetry =
=− method adding x-int
2 2 3
3 3 9 AOS = −
y=− − +3 =− 2
2 2 4 substitution
3 9 9
P − ;− y=−
2 4 4
coordinate
(5)

OR

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b substitution into
=− b
2a x=−
3 2a
Axis of symmetry = − 3
2(1) AOS = −
2
3
=− substitution
2 9
y=−
4
3 3 9
y=− − +3 =− x– coordinate
2 2 4 (5)
3 9
P − ;−
2 4

7.3 f (−5) − f (−3)

average gradient =
− 5 − (−3)
− 5(−5 + 3) − [−3(−3 + 3)]
= substitution into
−2
10 − 0 formula
=
−2 values
= −5 answer
(3)
OR

f (−3) − f (−5)
average gradient =
− 3 − (−5) OR
− 3(−3 + 3) − [−5(−5 + 3)]
= substitution into
2
formula
0 − 10
=
2 values
= −5 answer
(3)

7.4
The function is decreasing at an average rate of 5 y units to 1 x
unit.

decreasing
7.5 average rate
x < – 3 or x > 0
(2)

or
7.6 x<–3
3 9
Turning point of f(x-2) = − + 2;− x>0
2 4
(3)
1 9
= ;−
2 4 x coordinate
y coordinate
(2)
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top graph – bottom
7.7 1
LM = − x + 2 − x 2 + 3 x
2
( ) graph

7
LM = − x 2 − x + 2 2
2 7
+
7 4
= – ( x 2 + x − 2)
2
2 2
7 7 49 7
=–[x+ x+ −2− ] −
2 4 16 4
2 2
7 81 7 81
=– x+ − x+ -
4 16 4 16
2 answer
7 81
=– x+ +
4 16 (5)
OR OR
LM = −
1
2
x + 2 − x 2 + 3x ( ) top graph – bottom
graph
7 substitution
LM = − x 2 − x + 2
2 substitution into AOS
7 x-value
−
AOS : x = − 2 =−7
2( −1 ) 4
7
2
7 7 y-value
y=− − − − +2
4 2 4 (5)
81
=
16
= 5,0625
2
7 81
LM = =– x+ +
4 16
7.8 maximum length
81
Maximum length = 7
16 x=− (2)
7 4
Occurs at x = − [24]
4

QUESTION 8

8.1.1 y = a.b x substitution

2
3 answer
144 = a.
4 (3)
a = 256

x
3
8.1.2 y = 256 answer
4 (1)
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8.2 3
13 substitution
y = 256
4
answer
(2)
= 6,08

reflect about y-axis

8.3 same y-intercept
The graph will transform to an increasing function as it will
reflect about the y-axis but the y-intercept will remain the (2)
same. [8]

QUESTION 9

9.1 x = −4 answer
y = −2 answer
(2)

1
9.2 x-int: 0 = − 2 x ≠ −4 y=0
x+4
0 = 1 − 2( x + 4 )
0 = 1 − 2x − 8
2 x = −7 2 x = −7
7
7 x=−
x=− 2
2 7
7 − ;0
− ;0 2
2

1 x=0
y-int: y= −2
0+4 7
7 y=−
y=− 4
4 (6)
7
y-int 0;−
4

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9.3 intercepts
y y-asymptote
6
x-asymptote
5
shape
4 (4)
3

[12]
1

O x
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

QUESTION 10

10.1 period = 720° answer

(1)

1 answer
10.2 a= answer
2
b = 45° (2)

10.3 end values

y ∈ [ −2 ; 0 ]
brackets
(2)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 0≤ x≤5 first constraint

0≤ y≤3 second constraint
third constraint
x + 2y ≤ 8 (6)
x, y ∈ N

11.2 y = 3 line
& 7 x = 5 line
11.3 gradient third line
intercepts of third
line
6

(4)
5
No. Speed Bicycles

Feasible Region
3 (2)

FEASIBLE
1
REGION

O 2 4 6 8

No. Mountain Bicycles

coefficient of x
11.4 P = 200x + 600y coefficient of y
addition
(3)
11.5 At point (3; 0): P = 200(3) + 600(0) = 600
At point (2; 3): P = 200(2) + 600(3) = 2200 substitution of
At point (5; 0): P = 200(5) + 600(0) = 1000 end points
At point (0; 0): P = 200(0) + 600(0) = 0

∴ maximum at (2; 3) answer

2 mountain bicycles and 3 speed bicycles manifactured daily (4)
would maximise the profit [19]

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