Grade 11 Mathematics Revision Material 2023

Equations And Inequalities

SET B [87 marks] 3 April 2023 Time: 110 minutes

Question 1

1.1. Solve for x in each of the following:

1.1.1. x2 x  5  0 [2]

1.1.2. 2 x 2  x  7  0 (correct to TWO decimal places) [3]

 1
1.1.3. 3x  x    0 [3]
 3

1.1.4. 3x 2  7 x  6  0 [3]

1.1.5. x  2x 1  2 [5]

1.2. Solve for x and y simultaneously:

x  4 y  5 and x 2  2 xy  3 y 2  0 [6]

Question 2

x3
2.1. For which values of x is real? [2]
x  12
2.2. Solve for x :

2.2.1. x  4x 1  0 [2]

2.2.2. 3x 2  2 x  14 (correct to TWO decimal places) [4]

45
2.2.3. x 2  2 x  18  [7]
x  2x
2

2.2.4. 5  x 1  x [5]

2.2.5. 32 x1  4.3x  1 [4]

2.2.6. (a) x 2  3x  0 [3]

 (b) If f ( x)  x 2  3x , write down the value(s) of x for which f x  3  0 [2]

2.3. The sum of TWO numbers is  10 and the product of the same numbers is  600 .
Determine the values of the two numbers. [5]

Question 3

3.1. Solve for x :

3.1.1. 3x  2x  5  0 [2]

3.1.2. 3x 2  5x  1  0 (correct to TWO decimal places) [3]

3.1.3. x  4 x2 [5]

3.1.4. 2 x 2  5x  3 [4]

3.2. Simplify the following, without using a calculator.

3.2.1.
 8 3
  [2] 3.2.2.  12  2 3 1  [3]
 27 

3.3. Solve for x and y simultaneously:

5 y  x  2 and x 2  3xy  4 y  4 [6]

3.4. The diagram below shows an oval piece of land that Tshepo acquired for his poultry project.
He decides to use the biggest possible rectangular piece of land out of the entire piece. The
rectangular piece will have a length of 2 x metres and a breadth of y metres as shown.

3.4.1. Show that the area A, of the rectangle can be written as A  280 x  4 x , given
2

that the perimeter of the rectangle is 280m [3]

3.4.2. Determine the maximum possible area that the rectangle can occupy. [3]