GANSBAAI ACADEMIA

INVESTIGATION
MATHEMATICS March 2014
Grade 10 Total: 55
Time: 2 x 45 min

EXAMINATOR L. Havenga
MODERATOR L. Mostert

memo
TASK 1 [13]

Number of triangles 1 2 3 4 7 20 n
Number of matches 3 5 7 9 15 41 2n+1
Perimeter 3 4 5 6 9 22 n+2
     
(½ x 12=6)

a) Double  the number of triangles and add 1.  (2)

b) Number of matches needed for 25 triangles:

(25 x 2) + 1.= 51  (2)

c) Number of triangles formed with 75 matches:

2n + 1 = 75 
=> 2n = 74 
=> n = 37  (3)

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TASK 2 [6]

Number of squares 1 2 3 4 7 20 n
Number of matches 4 7 10 13 22 41 3n+1
Perimeter 4 6 8 10 16 42 2n+2
     
(½ x 12=6)

TASK 3 [34]

1. PENTAGON
Broken up, the pattern is:

 (2)

Number of pentagons 1 2 3 4 7 20 n
Number of matches 5 9 13 17 29 81 4n+1
Perimeter 9 8 11 14 23 62 3n+2
      
(½ x 14=7)
2. HEXAGONS

 (2)

Number of hexagons 1 2 3 4 7 20 n
Number of matches 6 11 16 21 36 101 5n+1
Perimeter 6 10 14 18 30 82 4n+2
      
(½ x 14=7)

3. OCTAGONS

 (2)

Number of octagons 1 2 3 4 7 20 n
Number of matches 8 15 22 29 50 141 7n+1
Perimeter 8 14 20 26 44 122 6n+2
      
(½ x 14=7)

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c)
Number of sides of polygon 3 4 5 6 8
Number of matches for n polygons 2n+1 3n+1 4n+1 5n+1 7n+1
    
(5)
Number of sides (of polygon) MINUS 1, multiply with number of polygons PLUS 1
(Number of sides – 1) x number of polygons + 1  (2)

TASK 4 [2]

OR

OR
 (2)

TOTAL: 55