MATHEMATICS

Grade 9 Term 2
Date: May 2023 Informal test 3
Duration: 25 minutes Marks: 20
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer all questions.
2. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs, et cetera, which you have used in
determining the answer.
3. Write neatly and legibly.
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QUESTION 1
Simplify each of the following fully.

1.1 −2( x − 9) (1)

1.2 5𝑥 (𝑥 + 8) − 3𝑥(𝑥 − 7) (2)

1.3 ( x − 3)2 + 4 (3)

1.4 ( −3x )
3 2
+ 16 x 4 − 8 x6 (3)

4 x 2 − 8 x + 10 x3
1.5 (3)
2x
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QUESTION 2

Factorise fully.

2.1 5𝑛2 − 20𝑛𝑚 (1)

2.2 18(𝑟 − 𝑡) + 7𝑥(𝑡 − 𝑟) (2)

2.3 16𝑥 4 − 1 (3)

2.4 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 6 (2)

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GRAND TOTAL: [20]