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MIND ACTION SERIES

MATHEMATICS PRACTISE EXAMINATION

(Original paper set by Mark Phillips)

GRADE 10

PAPER 1

OCTOBER 2016

MEMORANDUM

QUESTION 1

1.1 49 49  7
P   7
16  9 7  irrational (2)
 P is irrational
1.2.1 (3 x  2 y )(2 x 2  6 xy  y 2 )  expanding
 simplifying (2)
 6 x3  18 x 2 y  3 xy 2  4 x 2 y  12 xy 2  2 y 3
 6 x3  22 x 2 y  15 xy 2  2 y 3
1.2.2 (3 x  2) 2  4  expanding
 factorising
3x 2
 answer (3)
9 x 2  12 x  4  4

3x 2
9 x 2  12 x

3x 2
3 x(3 x  4)

3x 2
3x  4

x
2
1.2.3  4x2  3   3  4 x2  4 x2  3
 2 x    
 2 x   2 x  2x
2
 4x  4x  3   2x  2  2x 
2 2
 
      3 
 2x  3 
4 x2

 3   4x 
2
     9
 2 x   9  2x
 (4)
2x 3

3
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1.3 8 x3  2 x  8 x 2  2  2 x(4 x2 1)  2(4 x2 1)

 2 x(4 x 2  1)  2(4 x 2  1)  (4 x 2  1)(2 x  2)
 2(2 x  1)(2 x  1)( x  1) (3)
 (4 x 2  1)(2 x  2)
 (2 x  1)(2 x  1)2( x  1)
 2(2 x  1)(2 x  1)( x  1)
1.4 3 . 9 x. 5 2 x  prime bases
 adding exponents
32 x 3. 25 x  subtracting exponents
3 . 32 x. 52 x  answer (4)
 2 x 3 2 x
3 .5
31 2 x
 2 x 3
3
 31 2 x 2 x 3
 32
1

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QUESTION 2

2.1.1 2 x 2  x  15  0  factors
 solutions (2)
 (2 x  5)( x  3)  0
5
x   or x  3
2
2.1.2 9  2 x2  removing fractions
2x   standard form
x
 factors
 2 x2  9  2 x2  answers (4)
 4x  9  0
2

 (2 x  3)(2 x  3)  0
3 3
x   or x 
2 2
2.1.3 x2
2  6. 2  5
x
 10. 2 x  5
 2 x. 22  6. 2 x  5 1
 2x 
2
 4 . 2 x  6. 2 x  5  x  1 (3)
10. 2  5 x

1
 2x 
2
 2 x  21
 x  1
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2.2 x  4 y  14 A  6 x  4 y  24
3 x  2 y  12 B  5x  10
x  4 y  14 A  x2
6 x  4 y  24 B  2  y3 (4)
5x  10 Add
x  2
 2  4 y  14
 4 y  12
y 3
OR
x  14  4 y  x  14  4 y
3(14  4 y )  2 y  12  3(14  4 y )  2 y  12
 42  12 y  2 y  12  y3
10 y  30  x2
y 3
 x  14  4(3)
x  2
2.3 4( x  3)  5( x  4)  12  x  expanding
 4 x  12  5 x  20  12  x  x  2
 closed dot
2 x  4  solid line (4)
 x  2 2

QUESTION 3

3.1 Tn  5n  9  Tn  5n  9

 T100  5(100)  9  491  491 (3)
3.2.1 Tn  n  1  Tn  n  1 (1)
3.2.2 Tn  (n  1)  n  n(n  1)  Tn  5n  9 (2)
3.2.3 n(n  1)  90  n(n  1)  90
 n 2  n  90  0  (n  10)(n  9)  0
 n9
 (n  10)( n  9)  0
 n  10 (4)
 n  10 or n  9
But n  10
n  9
 T9  90
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QUESTION 4

4.1 x  (2 ; 0)
0 1
2  (0 ; 1) (2)
0  x  2
 x  2
x  intercept is (2 ; 0)
y  intercept is (0 ;1)
4.2 g and h  answer (1)
4.3

(1; 3)

(1;1 12 ) (0 ; 2)
(2 ; 2)

2

(1;  1)

For f
 shape
 intercepts with axes
For g
shape and coordinates
 asymptote
For h
shape
coordinates (6)
4.4 Domain of g: x    ;   x  0  x    ;  
 x0 (2)
4.5 Range of h: y  1;    answer (1)
4.6 0  x  2 or x  2  0 x2
 x  2 (2)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 y  a( x  3)( x  3)  y  a ( x  3)( x  3)

5  a(2  3)(2  3)  a 1
5  5a  y  x2  9 (3)
a  1
 y  1( x  3)( x  3)
 y  x2  9
5.2 A(0 ;  9)  answer (1)
5.3 x 1  y  8
 y  (1)2  9  8  CD  8 units (2)
 CD  8 units
5.4  y  x2  9  y   x2  9 (1)
 y   x2  9
5.5.1 f (2 x)  10  4x2
 (2 x) 2  9  10  1 (2)

 4 x2  1
5.5.2 g ( x)  4 x 2  1  shape
 coordinates (2)

(1; 5) (1; 5)

(0 ;1)
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QUESTION 6

6.1  shape
 maximum value
 coordinates (3)

(0 ;  2)
(1;  3) (1;  3)

6.2 y  ax 2  2  q  2
 a  1
 3  a (1) 2  2
 y   x2  2 (3)
 a  1
 y   x2  2

QUESTION 7

7.1.1 A  4000(1  0, 07  5)  substitution

 A  R5400  answer (2)

7.1.2 A  5400(1  0,10)5  substitution

 answer (2)
 A  R8696,75
7.2 50000  P(1  0, 08) 4  formula
 substitution
 50000  P(1,08)4  answer (3)
 P  R36751,49
7.3 5000  2500(1  i)5  formula
 value of i
 2  (1  i )5  value of r (3)
2  1 i
1
5

 i  0,148698355
 r  14,9%
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QUESTION 8

8.1.1 P(A or B)  P(A)  P(B)  P(A and B)  substitution

 P(A or B)  0,5  0,7  0,3  answer (2)
 P(A or B)  0,9
8.1.2 P(not A)  1  P(A)  answer (1)
 P(not A)  1  0,5
 P(not A)  0,5
8.1.3  0,2
 0,3
 0,4
   0,1
 (4)

8.1.4 P[(not A) or B]  0,3  0, 4  0,1  0,8  sum of probabilities

 0,8 (2)

8.2  Venn diagram

 16  x  x 15  x  3  27
 x7
16  x 15  x 7
 (5)
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16  x  x 15  x  3  27
34  x  27
x  7
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 P(A and B) 
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