SENIOR SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME 2015

GRADE 10

MATHEMATICS

LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS

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LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS

SESSION TOPIC PAGE

1 Algebra and Equations 3 - 10

2 Patterns and Finance 11 - 13

3 Functions and Graphs 14 - 17

4 Probability 18 - 21

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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK: SESSION 1

TOPIC: ALGEBRA AND EQUATIONS

QUESTION 1

1.1 FALSE, 2 is the first prime number 

1.2 TRUE 
1.3 TRUE 
1.4 FALSE, non-recurring decimals cant be written as 
common fractions
1.5 TRUE 
[5]

QUESTION 2

2.1 p = 2 or p= 5 

2.2 p = 3 or p = 4 

2.3 p = 2 or p= 5 

2.4 p=1 

2.5 p=0 

[5]

QUESTION 3

3(a) (2 x  y ) 2  (3x  2 y ) 2  ( x  4 y )( x  4 y)  4 x 2  4 xy  y 2
 4 x 2  4 xy  y 2  (9 x 2  12 xy  4 y 2 )  x 2  16 y 2
 (9 x2  12 xy  4 y 2 )
 4 x  4 xy  y  9 x  12 xy  4 y  x  16 y
2 2 2 2 2 2
 x 2  16 y 2
 4 x  16 xy  19 y
2 2
 9 x2  12 xy  4 y 2
 4 x2  16 xy  19 y 2
(5)
3(b) (a  3b) 3
 a  6a b  9ab
3 2 2

 (a  3b)(a  3b) 2  3a2b  18ab2  27b3

 a3  9a2b  27ab2  27b3
 (a  3b)(a 2  6ab  9b 2 )
(3)
 a (a  6ab  9b )  3b(a  6ab  9b )
2 2 2 2

 a 3  6a 2b  9ab 2  3a 2b  18ab 2  27b3

 a 3  9a 2b  27ab 2  27b3
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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 4

4(a) 16m4 n8  8m3n7  36m2 n3  4m2 n3

 4m2 n3 (4m2 n5  2mn4  9)  (4m2n5  2mn4  9)
(2)
4(b) 4 x8 y 2  16 y 2  4 y 2 ( x8  4)
 4 y 2 ( x8  4)  4 y 2 ( x4  2)( x4  2)
(2)
 4 y 2 ( x 4  2)( x 4  2)

4(c) 3a 2  21a  24  3(a 2  7a  8)

 3(a 2  7 a  8)  3(a  8)(a  1)
(2)
 3(a  8)(a  1)

4(d) 6 x 2  11x  10  factors

(2)
 (3x  2)(2 x  5)

4(e) 6 x3  2 x 2  54 x  18  2 x 2 (3x  1)
 2 x 2 (3 x  1)  18(3x  1)
 18(3x  1)
 (3 x  1)(2 x 2  18)  (3x  1)(2 x2  18)
 (3 x  1)2( x 2  9)  (3x  1)2( x2  9)
 2(3 x  1)( x  3)( x  3)  2(3x  1)( x  3)( x  3)

(5)
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QUESTION 5

5(a) 3

5

7
4  LCD  12x2 y 2
2 2
2 x y 4 xy 6x

18 y  15 x  14 xy 2  48 x 2 y 2
 18 y  15x  14 xy 2  48x 2 y 2
12 x 2 y 2
(5)

5(b) 2a  1  LCD  2
1 a 
2
 2  2a
2  2a  (2a  1)

2  2a  1
2  2a  2a  1 3
 
2 2
3

2 (4)

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

5(c) 3x 2  6 x x  2  3x( x  2)
 2
6 x2 4x
4 x2
3 x( x  2) 4 x 2 
  ( x  2)
6 x2 ( x  2)
 2x
( x  2) 4 x 2
 
2x ( x  2) (4)
 2x

5(d) 1 2 3  1 2 2 1
 x4  x2 y 2  x2 y3  4 y5
 x  2 y  x  2 y 
2  2  4
1
 x4  x2 y 2  x2 y3  4 y5  LCD  4
4  x4  4 x2 y 2  4 x2 y3  16 y5
x 4  4 x 2 y 2  4 x 2 y 3  16 y 5 (3)

4

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QUESTION 6

6(a) 1
(3a 2b 4 )3 . (3a 2b 4 )0  27a6b12
3  (1)
1
 (27 a 6b 12 )(1)  9a6b12
3
9a 6
6 12 
 9a b
b12
6
9a (4)

b12

6(b) (2mn3 ) 4  (16m4n12 )

(2mn 4 )3  8m3n12
(16m 4 n12 )  2m
 (3)
8m3n12
 2m [7]

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 7

7(a) 12 x 1  (22  3) x1

4 x  3x  22 x  3 x
(22  3) x 1  22 x2  3x1
 2x x
2 3  22 x22 x  3x1 x
22 x  2  3x 1  12
 (5)
22 x  3x
 22 x  2 2 x  3x 1 x
 22  31
 12
7(b) 2
 11x 7  x 7   12x7
 3 2   8x 6
 8( x )  2
2  8 x 6 
 12 x 7    
  6   12 x
7

 8x  2
 2 
 8x 6 
2   13 
    3x 
7
 12 x   26
4
2 9x
 2 
  13  (5)
 3x 
4
 26
9x [10]

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 8

8(a) 7( p  2)  2(7  3 p)  2  0  7 p 14 14  6 p  2  0

 7 p  14  14  6 p  2  0
p2
13 p  26
(2)
p2
8(b) m2 m6 1  LCD  12
   3(m  2)  4(m  6)  6
4 3 2
 3(m  2)  4(m  6)  6  3m  6  4m  24  6
 m  24
 3m  6  4m  24  6
(4)
 m  24
 m  24
8(c) ( x  3)( x  4)  (3 x  2) 2  x  8 x( x  1)  x2  x  12
 x 2  x  12  (9 x 2  12 x  4)  x  8 x 2  8 x  9 x2  12 x  4
 8x2  8x
 x 2  x  12  9 x 2  12 x  4  9 x  8 x 2
 9 x2  12 x  4
8 x 2  13x  16  9 x  8 x 2 x4
 4 x  16 (5)
x  4 [11]

QUESTION 9

9(a) 4( x  1)  6( x  1)  4x  4  6x  6
 4x  4  6x  6  x 1
(2)
2 x  2
x 1
9(b) 3y  2 y  6  3(3 y  2)  4( y  6)  0
 0
4 3  9 y  6  4 y  24  0
 3(3 y  2)  4( y  6)  0  y  6
 9 y  6  4 y  24  0 (3)
 5 y  30  0
 5 y  30
 y  6
9(c) 5  2 x  1  5  6  2 x  4
6  2 x  4  3  x  2
(2)
3  x  2

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 10

10(a) 32 x  81  32 x  34
x2
 32 x  34
(2)
 2x  4
x  2
10(b) 16 x  32  16 x  32
16 x  32  24 x  25
5
 (24 ) x  25 x
4
 24 x  25 (3)
 4x  5
5
x 
4
10(c) 2 x  0,125 1
 2x 
125 8
 2x   2  23
x
1000
1  x  3
 2x  (3)
8
 2 x  23
 x  3
10(d) 1 4x
16 x. 42 x  2
4 4x
2
1
 (24 ) x . (22 ) 2 x  2
8x
22
2
1 2
 24 x. 24 x 
22  8x  2
1
 24 x  4 x 
1 x
22  4
(6)
 28 x  22
 8 x  2
2
x  
8
1
x  
4
[14]

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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 11

11(a) (2 x  7)(3 x  5)  0 7
x
7 5 2
x   or x  5
2 3 x
3
(2)
11(b) 2 x  32 x
2
 2 x  32 x  0
2

 2 x( x  16)  0
 2 x  32 x  0
2
x0
 2 x( x  16)  0  x  16
 2 x  0 or x  16  0 (4)
 x  0 or x  16
11(c) 2 x 2  14 x  16  0  x2  7 x  8  0
 ( x  8)( x  1)  0
 x2  7 x  8  0
 x  8 or x  1
 ( x  8)( x  1)  0 (3)
 x  8 or x  1

11(d) ( p  7)( p  3)  24  p 2  4 p  21
 p 2  4 p  21  24  p 2  4 p  45  0
 p 2  4 p  45  0  ( p  9)( p  5)  0
 p  9 or p  5
 ( p  9)( p  5)  0
(4)
 p  9 or p  5
[13]

QUESTION 12

12(a) 2 x  3 y  10 …………A  4 x  6 y  20

4 x  5 y  42 …………B
Multiply A by  2 to get C  4 x  5 y  42
4 x  6 y  20..................C y2
4 x  5 y  42.......................B x 8
11 y  22 (4)
y 2
 4 x  5(2)  42
 4 x  32
x  8

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 1 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

12(b) 3x  2 y  2 …………….A  8x  16

5 x  2 y  18..................B
 x  2
 8 x  16
 x  2  3(2)  2 y  2
 3(2)  2 y  2 y4
6  2 y  2 (4)
2y  8
y 4

[8]

QUESTION 13

13  4( y  4)  5( x  3)  20
( y  4) ( x  3)
  1
5 4  4 y  5x  21
 4( y  4)  5( x  3)  20
 4 y  16  5 x  15  20  2( y  2)  3( x  1)  6
 4 y  5 x  21
 2 y  3x  7
( y  2) ( x  1)
  1
3 2
 2( y  2)  3( x  1)  6  4y  6 x  14
 2 y  4  3x  3  6
 2 y  3x  7 x7

 2 y  3(7)  7
2 y  3x  7............... A  y  14
4 y  5 x  21............. B

A  2 :  4y  6 x  14...............C
4 y  5x  21.................B

C  B:
x  7
Substitute in A:
2 y  3(7)  7
 2 y  21  7
 2 y  28
 y  14
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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 2 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK: SESSION 2

TOPIC: PATTERNS AND FINANCE

QUESTION 1

1(a) 3 ;  5 ;  7 ;  9 ; ....................................  correct formula

Tn  3  (n  1)(2)  Tn  2n  1
 Tn  3  2n  2  T10  21
 Tn  2n  1 [3]
 T10  2(10)  1  21

QUESTION 2

2(a) A  15000(1  0,12 14)  formula

.(i)  A  R40 200  substitution
 answer
(3)
2(a) R40 200  R15000  answer
.(ii)  R25 200 (1)

2(a) 25 200  answer

 R1800
(iii) 14 (1)

2(b) 50000  P(1  0,14  5)  formula

 50000  P(1, 7)  substitution
 answer
 P  R29 411,76 (3)
2(c) 5000  3000(1  0,12  n)  formula
 5000  3000  360n  substitution
 answer
 2000  360n (3)
 n  5,5years [11]

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 2 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

QUESTION 3

3(a) Deposit  0, 2 12000  R2400  deposit of R2400

 balance of R9600
Balance on HP  R12000  R2400  R9600 over a  formula
period of 24 months (2 years)  A  R11904
A  9600(1  0,12  2)  R496
 A  R11904  R14 304
(6)
Her monthly repayments will be:
11904
 R496
24

Cathy will actually pay R2400  R11904  R14 304

for the computer.

3(b) Total amount paid  R140  24  R65  R1700  R1700

(i)  R300
Total interest paid  R1700  R1400  R300 (2)

3(b) The deposit of R140 is paid at the start of the HP,  formula
(ii) so the balance (P) to be paid is therefore R1260.  substitution
The 24 amounts of R65 that must be paid will add  answer
(3)
up to R1560, which is A, the future value.

A  P(1  in)
1560  1260(1  i  2)
1560
  1  2i
1260
1560
  1  2i
1260
 0, 2380952381  2i
 i  0,119047619
 r  11,9% [11]

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QUESTION 4

4(a) A  100000(1  0,18)15  formula

 substitution
 A  R1197374, 79  answer (3)
4(b) 500000  P(1  0,14) 6  formula
 substitution
500000  answer
 P
(1,14)6 (3)
 P  R227793,27
4(c) 7000  6000(1  i ) 4  formula
 substitution
7000  4th root
  (1  i ) 4
6000  answer
(4)
7000
4  1 i
6000
7000  i  0, 039289877
4 1  i
6000  r  3,9% [10]

QUESTION 5

5(a) 90000  P(1  0,12)5  formula

 substitution
90000  answer
 P
(1,12)5 (3)
 P  R51068,42
5(b) 1£  R13,50  answer
(2)
1£ R13,50
 
13,50 13,50
1£
  R1
13,50
1£
  30 000  R1  30 000
13,50
 £2222  R30 000

Maria has £2222 to spend in London. [5]

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MATHEMATICS GRADE 10 SESSION 3 (LEARNER HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS)

SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK: SESSION 3

TOPIC: FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

1(a)  left branch

 right branch
 coordinates
3  asymptote
g( x )  1 (4)
x
(1 ; 2)

(3 ; 0)

y  1
(  3 ;  2)

(  1 ;  4)

1(b) Decreases for all real values of x provided x  0  all values of x

x0
(2)
1(c) x    ;   where x  0 
x    ;  
Domain:
x0
y    ;   where y  1 y    ;  
Range: 
 y  1
(4)
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QUESTION 2

2(a)  shape
x-intercept
y-intercept
1
x  asymptote
f ( x)     2 (4)
 2

(  1 ; 0)
(0 ;  1)

y  2

2(b) 1
(i)
1 y f ( x)  sin x
2
0.5
 shape
x
 domain
90 180 270
 range
–0.5 g ( x)  cos x 1
–1  shape
 domain
–1.5
 range
–2 (6)
–2.5

2(b) f ( x)  g ( x)  x  0
(ii)  x  0 (1)
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QUESTION 3

3(a) For
f ( x)   x 2  1
y  x2  1
(0 ; 1) x-intercepts
y-intercept
 shape

(  1 ; 0) (1 ; 0) (4)

(0 ;  1)
f ( x)   x2  1

3(b) y   x2  1  3  y  x 2  10
 y   x2  2 (1)

3(c)  y   x2  1  y  x2 1
 y  x2  1  shape
x-intercepts
see diagram for sketch y-intercept
(4)
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QUESTION 4

4(a) 2
2
For f ( x)    1
f ( x)    1 x
x 2  left branch
g( x )  1
x  right branch
(  1 ; 1) (1 ; 1)  coordinates
(  2 ; 0) (2 ; 0)  asymptote
2
y  1
For g ( x)   1
x
(  2 ;  2) (2 ;  2)  equation
 left branch
(  1 ;  3) (1 ;  3)
 right branch
g( x ) 
2
1 f ( x)  
2
1  coordinates
x x  asymptote
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4(b)  shape
(i) x
 coordinates
1 (2)
f ( x)   
(  1 ; 4)  4

(0 ; 1)
(1 ; 14 )

4(b) x  shape
1
y 
x
(ii) 1  coordinates
f ( x)   
4  4 x
1
1
x
(  1 ; 4)  g ( x)    
 y    4
4 (3)
(0 ; 1)
x (1 ; 14 )
1
 y   
4
x (1 ;  14 )
1 (0 ;  1)
 g ( x)    
4 1
x
(  1 ;  4) g( x )    
 4

4(b) x  shape
1
(iii) y   coordinates
4 1
x
h( x )  4 x
f ( x)     h( x )  4 x
x  4
1 (3)
y   (  1 ; 4) (1 ; 4)
4
 y  4x (0 ; 1)
(  1 ; 14 ) (1 ; 14 )
 h( x )  4 x

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SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK: SESSION 4

TOPIC: PROBABILITY
QUESTION 1

1(a) S  1; 2 ;3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ;9 ;10 ;11;12 1


E  7 12
(1)
1
 P(E) 
12
1(b) E  2 ; 4 ; 6 ; 8 ;10 ;12 
6
6 1 12
 P(E)   1
12 2 
2
(2)
1(c) E  1; 4 ; 6 ; 8 ; 9 ;10 ;12 
7
7 12
 P(E)  (1)
12
1(d) E  2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 7 ;11 or 6 ;12 
5
5 2 7 12
 P(E)    2
12 12 12 
12
7

12
(3)
1(e) E   
0
0
0 12
 P(E)  0 (1)
12
1(f) E  1; 2 ;3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ;9 ;10 ;11;12 12
 1
12 12
 P(E)  1 (1)
12
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QUESTION 2

2(a) 1 1
P(letter P)  
11 11
(1)
2(b) 2 2
P(letter I)  
11 11
(1)
2(c) 1 1
P(letter A)  
11 11
(1)
2(d) 3 3
P(vowel)  
11 11
(1)
2(e) 2 2
P(letter B)  
11 11
(1)
2(f) 8 8
P(not a vowel)  
11 11
(1)
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QUESTION 3

3. Non-shaded area 1
 (30cm)2
 area of semi-circle  area of smaller circle 2
 (15)2
1
 (30cm) 2  (15) 2  225 cm2
2
225 cm 2
 225 cm 2 
(60cm)2
The probability of obtaining a point in the non-
shaded area is  0,196cm2
225 cm 2 [5]
(60cm) 2


16
 0,196cm 2

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QUESTION 4

4(a) C
S D
C D  diagram
(3)
1
8 9
4
10 11 2
12 3

5 6 7

4(b) 5 4  P(C or D)  1
P(C)  P(D) 
12 12  not exhaustive
 P(C and D)  P(C)  P(D)
9
P(C or D)  1  mutually exclusive
12 9
 P(C)  P(D)   1
But P(C and D)  P(C)  P(D) 12
 not complementary
Therefore, C and D are mutually exclusive. (6)
However, C and D are not exhaustive since
between them they don’t contain all elements of S.
9
P(C)  P(D)  1
12
Therefore, C and D are not complementary.
4(c) E
S
F
E F  diagram
7 (3)
1 8
4 5
9 12
2 6 10
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4(d) 6 8 12
P(E)  P(F)   P(E or F)  1
12 12 12
 exhaustive
12 
P(E or F)  1
12 P(E  F)  P(E)  P(F)  P(E  F)
6 8 14 7  inclusive
P(E)  P(F)      P(E or F)  P(E)  P(F)  1
12 12 12 6
 not complementary
Therefore E and F are not mutually exclusive. (6)
12
P(E  F)  1 [18]
12
Therefore, E and F are exhaustive.

P(E)  P(F)  P(E  F)

6 8 2 12
    1
12 12 12 12
 P(E  F)  P(E)  P(F)  P(E  F)

Therefore, E and F are inclusive.

6 8
P(E)  P(F)   1
12 12
Therefore, E and F are not complementary.

QUESTION 5

5(a) P(G or H)  P(G)  P(H)  P(G and H) 

P(G or H)  P(G)  P(H)  P(G and H)
3 2 1
    P(G and H)
4 5 2 
2 1 3 3 2 1
 P(G and H)       P(G and H)
5 2 4 4 5 2
3 3
 P(G and H)   P(G and H) 
20 20
(3)
5(b) P(not G)  1  P(G)  P(not G)  1  P(G)
2
2 3  P(not G)  1 
 P(not G)  1   5
5 5 3
 P(not G) 
5
(3)
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