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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
MATHEMATICS P1
EXEMPLAR 2007
MEMORANDUM
QUESTION 1
1.1.1 x( x 9) 14 0
2 9 multiply out
x 9 x 14 0
9 factors
( x 7)( x 2) 0
9 answers
x = 7 or x = 2 (3)
1.1.2 x2 x 3
x2 x 3 0 9standard form
9substitution
(1) r (1) 2 4(1)(3)
x
2(1)
1 r 13 9simplification
x
2
99answers
x = – 1,3 or x = 2,3 (5)
1.1.3 1 2x
1
x 1 x 1 9multiplying LHS with
x 1 2 x( x 1) x 1
2 LCM
9multiplying RHS with
x 1 2x 2x
2
x2 1 LCM
x 2 3x 0 9 simplification
9 standard form
x( x 3) 0
9 factorisation
x = 0 or x = – 3 9answers
(6)
1.2 y 2x
2
x 2 x 52 0
2
9 making y the subject
x 4 4 x x 52 0
2 2 of the formula
2 x 2 4 x 48 0 9substitution
x 2 2 x 24 0 9multiplication
x6 x4 0
x = 6 or x = – 4 9 factors
y = – 4 or y = 6
9 x answers
99 y answers
OR (7)
QUESTION 2
2.1 1 1
x3x4 99exponential laws
1
x6
7
x 12
x 12
5
9 answer
x 12
(3)
2.2 128 x 6 98 x 6
9 8 2x3
64 u 2 x 6 49 u 2 x 6
9 7 2x3
8 2 x3 7 2 x3
= ( 15 2 ) x 3 9 answer
(3)
QUESTION 3
(2)
.
9 base 3
3.2 number of trees = 3 n1 hundreds 9 power n – 1
(2)
3.3 No 9 No
The number of trees will increase without bound to very large 9 reason
numbers, thus the forestry authorities will if necessary cut (2)
down some of the trees from time to time.
[6]
QUESTION 4
4.1 t n( n 2 ) 99 answer
(2)
Yes. 9 Yes
4.2
The one formula is the factorised format of the other formula 9 explanation
(2)
n( n 2 ) n 2 2n
[9]
QUESTION 5
6 6 6 6
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) 9a
(v) – (iii) 2a = 6 9b
a=3
? b = -3
4(3) + 2(-3) +c = 7 9c
12 - 6 + c = 7 9answer
c =1 (4)
Pn 3n 2 3n 1 [8]
QUESTION 6
6.1.1 Fv Pv 1 in 9 formula
9 substitution
Fv 16000 1 0 ,15 u 3 9answer
Fv R 8800 (3)
n
6.1.2 Fv Pv 1 i
9formula
3
8800 16000 1 i 9substitution
3
0 ,55 1 i 9 0,55
0 ,82 1 i
i 1 0 ,82
i 0 ,18 90,18
rate is 18% 9answer
(5)
FV = R 135,981,73
99answer
(5)
[24]
QUESTION 7
7.1 x( x 3 ) 0 9x = 0
x = 0 or x = -3 9x = -3
(2)
03 3
7.2 Axis of symmetry 9method adding x-int
2 2 3
3§ 3 · 9 9AOS =
y ¨ 3¸ 2
2© 2 ¹ 4 9substitution
§ 3 9· 9
P¨ ; ¸ 9y
© 2 4¹ 4
9 coordinate
(5)
OR
f (3) f (5)
average gradient =
3 (5) OR
3(3 3) [5(5 3)]
9substitution into
2
formula
0 10
2 9values
5 9answer
(3)
7.4
The function is decreasing at an average rate of 5 y units to 1 x
unit.
9decreasing
7.5 9average rate
x < – 3 or x > 0
(2)
9 or
7.6 9x<–3
§ 3 9·
Turning point of f(x-2) = ¨ 2; ¸ 9x>0
© 2 4¹
(3)
§1 9·
= ¨ ; ¸
©2 4¹ 9 x coordinate
9 y coordinate
(2)
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9top graph – bottom
7.7 1 graph
LM x 2 x 2 3x
2
7
LM = x 2 x 2 2
2 §7·
9 ¨ ¸
7 ©4¹
= – ( x x 2)
2
2
2 2
7 §7· 49 §7·
=–[x x¨ ¸ 2 ] 9¨ ¸
2 © 4¹ 16 ©4¹
2 2
ª§ 7· 81º § 7 · 81
= – «¨ x ¸ » 9¨ x ¸ -
4¹ 16 »¼ © 4 ¹ 16
¬«©
2 9answer
§ 7· 81
= – ¨x ¸
© 4¹ 16 (5)
OR OR
1 9top graph – bottom
LM x 2 x 2 3x
graph
2
7 9substitution
LM = x 2 x 2
2 9substitution into AOS
7 9x-value
2 7
AOS : x
2( 1 ) 4
2 9y-value
§ 7· 7§ 7·
y ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 2
© 4¹ 2© 4¹ (5)
81
16
5,0625
2
§ 7· 81
LM = = – ¨x ¸
© 4¹ 16
7.8 9maximum length
81
Maximum length = 7
16 9x (2)
7 4
Occurs at x [24]
4
QUESTION 8
x
§3·
8.1.2 y 256 ¨ ¸ 9answer
©4¹ (1)
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8.2 §3·
13 9substitution
y 256¨ ¸
©4¹ 9answer
(2)
= 6,08
QUESTION 9
9.1 x 4 9answer
y 2 9answer
(2)
1
9.2 x-int: 0 2 x z 4 9y=0
x4
0 1 2 x 4
0 1 2x 8
2 x 7 9 2x 7
7
7 9 x
x 2
2 7 ·
§
§ 7 · 9 ¨ ;0 ¸
¨ ;0 ¸ © 2 ¹
© 2 ¹
1 9x=0
y-int: y 2
04 7
7 9 y
y 4
4 (6)
§ 7 ·
y-int ¨ 0; ¸
© 4 ¹
[12]
1
O x
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
QUESTION 10
1 9answer
10.2 a= 9answer
2
b = 45q (2)
QUESTION 11
11.2 9 y = 3 line
& 7 9 x = 5 line
11.3 9 gradient third line
9 intercepts of third
6
line
(4)
5
No. Speed Bicycles
99 Feasible Region
3 (2)
FEASIBLE
1
REGION
2 4 6 8
O
No. Mountain Bicycles
9coefficient of x
11.4 P = 200x + 600y 9coefficient of y
9addition
(3)
11.5 At point (3; 0): P = 200(3) + 600(0) = 600
At point (2; 3): P = 200(2) + 600(3) = 2200 999substitution of
At point (5; 0): P = 200(5) + 600(0) = 1000 end points
At point (0; 0): P = 200(0) + 600(0) = 0
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