SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH DISTRICT

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS

MARKING GUDELINES
MATHEMATICS
TEST 1

MARCH 2024

07 MARCH 2024
MARKS: 50

TIME: 1 Hour

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Mathematics Test 1 Memo 2 Sekhukhune South DoE/ March 2024
Grade 11
QUESTION 1
1.1.1 25𝑥+1 .25𝑥−2
125𝑥+1 .5𝑥−2
54𝑥−2 ü
= 53𝑥+3 ü.5𝑥−2
ü 54𝑥−2
54𝑥−2
= 54𝑥+1 ü 53𝑥+3
1 1
= 125 ü ü
125
(3)

1.1.2 √32𝑥 6 + √98𝑥 6

= √32. √𝑥 6 + √98. √𝑥 6 ü 4√2. 𝑥 3 + 7√2. 𝑥 3

= 4√2. 𝑥 3 + 7√2. 𝑥 3 ü
ü11√2𝑥 3
= 11√2𝑥 3 ü
(2)

1.2 6
+ √𝑥
4√𝑥
6+4𝑥
6+4𝑥 √𝑥 ü
= × ü 4 √𝑥
4 √𝑥 √𝑥
3√𝑥 + 2𝑥√𝑥
=
3√𝑥+2𝑥 √𝑥
ü ü
2𝑥 2𝑥
(2)

1.3.1 3𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = 12
3𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 12 = 0 ü Standard form
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 = 0 ü
(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 4) = 0 ü ü (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 4) = 0
𝑥 = 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −4 ü Or correct substitution into
quadratic formula.
ü both answers (3)

1.3.2 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 7 = 0 −(3) ± √(3)2 − 4(2)(−7)

üx =
−(3)±√(3)2−4(2)(−7) 2(2)
= ü
2(2) ü 𝑥 = 1.27
𝑥 = 1.27ü 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −2.77 ü ü 𝑥 = −2.77 (3)

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Mathematics Test 1 Memo 3 Sekhukhune South DoE/ March 2024
Grade 11

1.3.3 (3 − 𝑥 )(1 + 𝑥 ) < 0

Critical values: 𝑥 = 3 AND 𝑥 = −1 ü ü 𝑥 = 3 AND 𝑥 = −1
ü Sketch

𝑥 < −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥>3 ü ü 𝑥 < −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥>3

NB: both values of x with
correct inequalities
(3)

√𝑥 + 18 + 2 = 𝑥
1.3.4 2 ü Isolating and squaring both
(√𝑥 + 18) = (𝑥 − 2)2 ü
sides
𝑥 + 18 = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4
ü Standard form
𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 14 = 0 ü
ü Factors
(𝑥 − 7)(𝑥 + 2) = 0 ü
üü 𝑥 values and choosing
𝑥 = 7 ü 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≠ −2 ü
(5)
2𝑥 2 + 𝑦(4𝑥 − 1) = 15… (1)
1.4 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3…(2)
𝑦 = 3 − 𝑥… (3) ü ü𝑦 =3−𝑥
Sub… (3) into … (1)
2𝑥 2 + (3 − 𝑥 )(4𝑥 − 1) = 15 ü ü substitution
2𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 18 = 0 ü ü standard form
(2𝑥 − 9)(𝑥 − 2) = 0 ü ü factors
9
𝑥 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 2 ü ü 𝑥 values

3
𝑦 = − 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑦=1 ü
ü 𝑦 values
OR

(6)
2𝑥 2 + 𝑦(4𝑥 − 1) = 15…(1)
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3…(2)
𝑥 = 3 − 𝑦…(3) ü
ü𝑥 = 3−y
Sub…(3) into …(1)

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Mathematics Test 1 Memo 4 Sekhukhune South DoE/ March 2024
Grade 11
2(3 − 𝑦)2 + 𝑦[4(3 − 𝑦) − 1] = 15 ü
2𝑦 2 + 𝑦 − 3 = 0 ü ü substitution
(2𝑦 + 3)(𝑦 − 1) = 0 ü ü standard form
3
𝑦 = − 2 and 𝑦 = 1 ü ü factors

3 ü𝑦 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ values of y
𝑥 = 3 − (− 2) and 𝑥 = 3 − (1)
ü 𝑥 values of x
9
𝑥= and 𝑥 = 2 ü (6)
2

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QUESTION 2

𝑂𝑅2 = (−3)2 + (5)2 ü

2.1.1 𝑂𝑅 = √34 ü ü Substitution into Pythagoras

𝐶𝑂𝑆𝛼 =
−3
ü ü 𝑂𝑅 = √34
√34
ü Answer (3)
tan(1800 − 𝛼 )
2.1.2 = −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼 ü
5 ü − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼
= −( )
−3 5 5
ü = − (−3) AND
5 3
=3 ü
(2)

2.1.3 sin(−𝛼 )
= −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 ü ü − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼
5 5
=− ü ü−
√34 √34

(2)

2.2. 𝑠𝑖𝑛3200 .𝑐𝑜𝑠3000 .cos(−2300 )

sin(−400 ).𝑠𝑖𝑛1400
ü − 𝑠𝑖𝑛400
−𝑠𝑖𝑛400 ü.𝑐𝑜𝑠600 ü.(−𝑐𝑜𝑠500 )ü
= −sin 400 ü.𝑐𝑜𝑠500 ü ü cos 600
= −𝑐𝑜𝑠600 ü(−𝑐𝑜𝑠500 )
1
= −2 ü ü − 𝑠𝑖𝑛400
ü𝑐𝑜𝑠500
1
ü−2 (6)

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Mathematics Test 1 Memo 5 Sekhukhune South DoE/ March 2024
Grade 11
sin(1800 + 𝛽 ) tan(3600 + 𝛽 ) cos(−𝛽)
2.3.1. cos(900 − 𝛽)
= −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽

Restrictions: cos(900 − 𝛽) ≠ 0

sin(1800 + 𝛽 ) tan(3600 + 𝛽 ) cos(−𝛽)

𝐿𝐻𝑆 =
cos(900 − 𝛽) ü − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
−𝑠𝑖𝑛ü 𝛽.𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽ü.𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽ü
= ü 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽ü

−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽.
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
.ü𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 ü 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽 ü 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽
= −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
ü
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽
(5)
2.3.2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑅𝐻𝑆 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 Restriction: 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 ≠ 0
𝑦
𝑦
= 𝑟
𝑥 ü ü 𝑥𝑟
𝑟
𝑟
𝑦 𝑟
= ×
𝑟 𝑥
𝑦 𝑦
=𝑥ü ü𝑥 (2)
= 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
2.4 2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼 = 4
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼 = 2 ü ü tan 𝛼 = 2
Ref. angle = 63.43 ü ü Ref. angle = 63.43
𝛼 = 1800 + 63.4349 ü ü𝛼 = 1800 + 63.4349
𝛼 = 243.430 ü ü𝛼 = 243.430
(4)
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TOTAL = 50

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