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SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS

COMMON TEST

MARCH 2024

MARKING GUIDELINES

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Mathematics 2 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline
QUESTION 1

1.1.1 2 x 2  5x  0
x  2 x  5  0  factors
5
x  0 or x    answer  answer
2
(3)
1.1.2 4 x  3x  6  0
2
OR 4 x  3x  6  0
2

 b  b 2  4ac  b  b 2  4ac
x x
2a 2a
3  32  4  4  6   3  4  4  6 
2
3  substitution
 
2  4  2  4
 0,91 or x  1,66  answer  answer
(3)
1.1.3 3 x2  x
3 
2
x2  x2  squaring both sides

9  x  2  x2
x2  9 x  18  0  standard form
 x  6  x  3  0  factors
x  3 or x  6  both answers
(4)
1.2.1 x  x  20  0
2

 x  4  x  5   0  factors

‒4 5 OR
–4 5

4  x  5 OR x   4 ; 5    answer
(3)
1.2.2 Sum of integers
  3   2    1  0  1  2  3  4  adding integers between –4
4 and 5
 answer
(2)

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Mathematics 3 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline

1.3 4x  y  7
y  7  4 x ………..… line 1  making y the subject of the
3x  2xy  y 2
2
……………. line 2 formula
Substitute line 1 into line 2:
3x 2  2 x  7  4 x    7  4 x 
2
 substitution
3x2  14x  8x2  49  56x  16x2
21x2  70 x  49  0
3x2  10 x  7  0  standard form
 3x  7  x  1  0  factors
7
x or x  1  x-values
3
7
y   or y  3  y-values
3
(6)
1.4 For equal roots: 13  2k  0  13  2k  0
2k  13
13 1
k or 6  answer
2 2 (2)
 x  5  1  p2
2
1.5
x  5   1  p2  square root taken on both sides
x  5  1  p 2  x subject of formula
For non-real roots:
1  p2  0  1  p2  0
 p2  1  0

OR
–1 1

‒1 1

p  1 or p  1 OR p    ;  1 or 1 ;     answer
(5)

OR OR

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Mathematics 4 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline

 x  5  1  p2
2

x2  10x  25  1  p2
x2  10 x  24  p2  0
b 2  4ac  102  4 1  24  p 2 
 100  96  4 p2
 4  4 p2  b2  4ac  4  4 p2
For non-real roots: 4  4 p2  0  4  4 p2  0
p2  1  0
 p  1 p  1  0  factorisation

OR
–1 1

‒1 1

p  1 or p  1 OR p    ;  1 or 1 ;     answer
(5)
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QUESTION 2
2

3
2.1.1 64
2
  26 
 2

 

3
 26 3

 24  2 4
1

16  answer
(3)
OR
OR
2

3
64
2
 4 3 3

2

 
 4 3 3

2
4  4 2
1

16  answer
(3)
OR
OR

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Mathematics 5 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline
2

3
64
1 1
 2  2
3
64 64 3
1 1
 
642
3 3
642
1
 2
4 Answer only:
1
 0 marks  answer
16
(3)
2n2 n 1
3 9
2.1.2
2.32 n 1
32 n  2   32 
n 1


2.3.32 n
32 n  2  32 n 2  9n1  32n2

6.32 n  2.32n1  6.32n
32 n  32  32 
  factorising numerator
6.32 n
 1
32 n  9  
  9  simplification
2n
6.3
80 1
 
9 6
40
  answer
27 (5)
3  3 
2

2.1.3
3. 6
96 3 3
  multiplying out numerator
3. 6
12  6 3

3. 6



6 2 3   factorising numerator
3. 6



6 2 3  6
3. 6 6


6 2 3   
6 2 3 
Answer only: 
3 3
 2 2 3   OR  2 2  6
0 marks
 answer
(4)

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Mathematics 6 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline

2.2.1 x
32  128
1
1
32  128x  32 x
1

 25  x  27  32  25 and 128  27
5
2  27 x

5  equating exponents
 7
x
5
x  answer
7 (4)
1 1
2.2.2 x  3x  10  0
2 4

 1
 14   one mark for each correct
 x  2  x  5   0
4
factor
  
1 1 1

x 4  2 or x 4  5  x 4  2
x  54
 625  answer
x  1 (4)

OR OR
1 1
x 2  3x 4  10  0
1
Let k  x 4 :
k 2  3k  10  0
 k  2  k  5  0  one mark for each correct
factor
k  2 or k 5
1 1 1

 x  2 or x  5
4 4  x 4  2
x  54
 625  answer
(4)
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Mathematics 7 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline

QUESTION 3

OP 2   6   82
2
3.1.1  substitution in r 2  x2  y 2
 100
 OP  10  answer
(2)
3.1.2 sin   cos
8  6  8 6
   
10 10 10 10
2 1
   answer
10 5
(3)

3.2 x2  r 2  y 2 [Pythagoras]  substitution in Pythagoras or

 k 2 1 k sketch
x  k 1
2 1
 k2 1
25º
1
tan 25   answer
k2 1 (3)
sin 698.cos 300
3.3
tan135.cos  248 
  sin 22
 sin 22.cos 60
  cos 60
 tan 45.  cos 68
  tan 45
  cos68
1 1
 sin 22.  cos 68.
 2 OR  2  special angle values
1.  sin 22 1.  cos 68  cos 68  sin 22 or vice versa
1

2  answer
(7)
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Mathematics 8 Common Test March 2024
GRADE 11
Marking Guideline

QUESTION 4
4.1 sin 180  x  .sin(90  x)
 sin x.cos  90  x   sin 180  x    sin x
tan   x 
 sin  90  x   cos x
 sin x.cos x
  sin x.sin x  tan   x    tan x
 tan x
 cos  90  x   sin x
sin x.cos x
  sin x.sin x sin x
sin x  tan x 
cos x cos x
sin x.cos x cos x
   sin x.sin x
1 sin x
 cos2 x  sin 2 x  simplification
1  answer
(7)
4.2.1 sin 
1  cos 
sin  1  cos   1  cos  
  
1  cos  1  cos   1  cos  
sin  1  cos  

1  cos  1  cos  
sin  1  cos  
  1  cos2  in denominator
1  cos  2

sin  1  cos  
  1  cos2   sin 2 
sin  2

1  cos 
 (3)
sin 
4.2.2 Undefined when 1  cos  0
cos  1  cos   1
  180  answer
(2)
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