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APRIL EXAMINATION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

MATHEMATICS N3
(16030143)

1 April 2016 (X-Paper)

09:00–12:00

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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS N3
TIME: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Answer ALL the questions.

2. Read ALL the questions carefully.

3. Number the answers according to the numbering system used in this question paper.

4. Questions may be answered in any order but subsections of questions must NOT be
separated.

5. Show ALL the calculations and intermediary steps.

6. ALL final answers must be accurately approximated to THREE decimal places.

7. ALL graph work must be done in the ANSWER BOOK. Graph paper is NOT
supplied.

8. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale.

9. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1

1.1 Factorise the following expressions as far as possible in prime factors:

1.1.1 x(3x  2)  y (3 y  2) (4)

1.1.2 4n 4 p  3n 2 p  1 (2)

1.2 Factorise the following expression completely:

2 x3  x 2  5 x  2 (5)

1.3 Simplify the following expression:

x  1 2 x  1 2 x 2  7 x  17
  2
x 1 3  x x  2x  3 (6)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 Simplify the following:

1
x
2 x
3
3x 2 (4)

2.2 Use logs to the base 2 and simplify the following WITHOUT using a calculator:
log0,5 128 (4)

2.3 Solve for x:

2.3.1 16  32 x  3x  2

2.3.2 (log x  2)  log( x  2)  0 (2  4) (8)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 Solve for x by completing the square:

4 x  48  2 x 2 (4)

3.2 Make ' b ' the subject of the formula:

xb
D
x b
(4)

3.3 Make ' w ' the subject of the formula:

log e t  log e p  log e w  ds (3)

3.4 Alex paid a deposit of R3x for a computer. He paid the rest in 9 monthly
instalments. He paid a total of R33x . What is the payment of each monthly
instalment in terms of x . (4)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 Consider FIGURE A below. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB  BC and

vertices A(2;1), B(4;5) and C(0;k).

FIGURE A

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4.1.1 Find the length of AB. (2)

4.1.2 Determine the value(s) of k. (4)

4.1.3 Show that AB is perpendicular to BC if k  7 . (3)

4.1.4 Calculate the area of ABC when k  7 . (3)

4.2 P (2; 1) and Q (4; 7) are points in the plane with M as the midpoint of PQ.

Determine the equation of the line parallel to the y-axis and passing through the
point M. (4)

4.3 Consider FIGURE B below. The lines BA and CA with equations y  x  2 and
ˆ where B and C
y  3 x  3 respectively, intersect at A. Determine the size of BAC
are the intercepts on the x-axis as shown.

(5)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 Draw the graph defined by the equation: 3x 2  3 y 2  27 (2)

5.2 Given : y  x3  6 x 2  9 x

5.2.1 Make use of differentiation to determine the coordinates of the turning

points of the given equation. (5)

5.2.2 Draw the graph of the given function. Show ALL values at the points of
intersection with the system of axes and the co-ordinates of the turning
points. (3)

dy 1
5.3 Determine if y   2 x . Leave the answers with positive indices and in
dx x
surd form. (4)
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QUESTION 6

6.1 Prove the following trigonometric identity:

sin 2 A  tan 2 A  cos 2 A  sec 2 A (4)

6.2 Calculate the value(s) of  which will satisfy the equation if 0o    270o :
sin   1  cos 2  (5)

6.3 Consider FIGURE C below. An observer, standing at a point A is watching the top
of a vertical tower BC . The angle of elevation of the top of the tower, BC, is 25o
and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 20o . If the height of the
tower BC is known to be 30 m, determine the following:

6.3.1 The distance between the observer at A and the point B. (3)

6.3.2 The distance between the two towers. (3)

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FIGURE C

6.4 Consider FIGURE D below. The sketch represents the graph of f ( x)  a sin px
where 0  x   . Determine the values of a and p .

(2)
FIGURE D [17]

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FORMULA SHEET

Any applicable formula may also be used.

1. Factors 2. Logarithms

a3 - b3 = (a - b)(a2 + ab + b2) log ab  log a  log b

a
a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 - ab + b2) log  log a  log b
b
logc a
3. Quadratic formula logb a 
logc b

 b  b 2  4ac
x log a m  m log a
2a
1
4. Parabola logb a 
loga b
y  ax 2  bx  c loga a  1 ∴ 1n e  1

4ac  b 2 aloga t  t ∴ e1n m  m

y
4a
b
x
2a

5. Circle 6. Straight line

x2  y2  r 2 y  y1  m(x  x1 )

Perpendicular: m1  m2  1
x2
D h
4h
Parallel lines: m1  m2

x  4Dh  4h 2
Distance: D  (x 2  x1 )2  (y 2  y1 )2

 x  x 2 y1  y 2 
Midpoint: P   1 ; 
 2 2 

Angle of inclination: θ  tan -1m

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7. Differentiation

dy lim f x  h  f x 

dx h → 0 h

d n
dx
 
x  nx n - 1

Max/Min

For turning points: f '  x   0

8. Trigonometry

y 1
sinθ  
r cosecθ

x 1
cosθ  
r secθ

y 1
tanθ  
x cotθ

sin 2 θ  cos 2 θ  1

1  tan 2 θ  sec 2 θ

1  cot 2 θ  cosec2 θ

sinθ
tanθ 
cosθ

cosθ
cotθ 
sinθ

sinA sinB sinC

 
a b c

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cosA

Area of ∆ABC = ½ ac sin B

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NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

APRIL EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS N3

1 APRIL 2016

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QUESTION 1

1.1 1.1.1 x (3x  2)  y (3 y  2)

 3x 2  2 x  3 y 2  2 y 
 3( x 2  y 2 )  2( x  y ) 
 3( x  y )( x  y )  2( x  y )
 ( x  y )[3( x  y )  2]
 ( x  y )[3x  3 y  2] (4)
 

1.1.2 4n 4 p  3n 2 p  1
 (n 2 p  1)(4n 2 p  1)   (2)

1.2 f ( x)  2 x 3  x 2  5 x  2
 f (1)  2(1)3  (1) 2  5(1)  2
=2  1  5  2

=0
 x-1 is a factor of f ( x) 
2 x 2  3x  2
x-1 2 x3  x 2  5 x  2

2 x3  2 x 2
3x 2  5 x
3x 2  3 x
- 2x  2
-2 x  2
. .
 f ( x)  ( x  1)(2 x 2  3 x  2)
= ( x  1)(2 x  1)( x  2)  

(5)

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1.3

x  1 2 x  1 2 x 2  7 x  17
   
x  1 x  3 ( x  1)( x  3)

( x  1)(x  3)  (2 x  1)(x  1)  2 x 2  7 x  17
= 
( x  1)(x  3)
x 2  4 x  3  2 x 2  x  1  2 x 2  7 x  17
= 
( x  1)(x  3)

5( x 2  2 x  3)
 
( x  1)(x  3)


(6)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 1
x
2 x
3
3x 2
2x 1 3
 1
 3x 2 
2
2x
2x 1 1
 1
 3 
2 2
2x 3x
2x 1 

6 x2 (4)

2.2 log 0,5 128
log 2 128 

1
log 2 
2
log 2 27
 
log 2 21
7 log 2 2

1log 2 2

 7 (4)

2.3 2.3.1 16  32 x  3x  2

 
2
16  32 x  3x  2 
16  32 x  32 x  4.3x  4

12  4.3x

 3x  3
x 1 
TEST : If x  1 then LHS=RHS=5 (4)

2.3.2 (log x  2)  log( x  2)  0

 log x  2  0 or log( x  2)  0
 log x  2  x  2=100 
 x  102 x 2 1
 x  100  x3  (4)

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QUESTION 3

3.1

 (4)

3.2

xb
D2  
xb


(4)

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3.3

tw
loge  ds 
p

tw
 e ds 
p

p ds
w e 
t (3)

3.4 Deposit is R3x


Total price is R33x

Total amount for 9 instalments= R30x
30 x 10 x
 Each monthly instalment = R R
9 3   (4)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 4.1.1
 x2  x1    y2  y1 
2 2
AB 

 4  2    5  1
2 2
=
= 4  16 
= 20

=2 5 (2)

4.1.2 BC=2 5

 0  4    k  5
2 2
  20
16   k  5 
2
= 20 
  k  5 = 4
2

k  5 =  2 
 k  5  2 or k  5  2
k  7  k 3  (4)

4.1.3 5 1
 M AB  2 
42
75 1
 M CB   
04 2
M AB  M CB  1

therefore CB  AB (3)

4.1.4 1
Area of ΔABC = × base × height
2
1
=AB  BC 
2
1
= 20  20 
2
=10 units 2 
(3)

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4.2

x x y y 
coordinates of M   1 2 ; 1 2 
 2 2 
 2  4 1  7 
=  ; 
 2 2 
=(1;3)  
 Equation x =1


(4)

4.3 M AB  1 M AC  3
 
 tan   1  tan =3
 =45o   =71,565o 
ˆ =    = 71,565o  45o = 26,565o
BAC  (5)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 3x 2  3 y 2  27
Y
3 

-3 0 3  X

-3 (2)
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5.2.1 y  x3  6 x 2  9 x
dy
 3x 2  12 x  9 
dx
Let y  0
  3 x 2  12 x  9  0
3( x 2  4 x  3)  0
( x  1)( x  3)  0  
x  1 or x  3
f (1)  (1)3  6(1) 2  9(1)  4
f (3)  (3)3  6(3) 2  9(3)  0
  (5)
Turningpoints (3;0) and (  1; 4)

5.2.2

 

(3)

5.3 1
y 2 x
x
1 
1
y  x  2x 2

1
dy 2
 
 x  2(0,5)x 2
dx
dy 1 1
 2 
dx x x   (4)
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QUESTION 6

6.1



 (4)

6.2 sin   1  cos 2 

 sin   sin 2  
 sin 2   sin   0
 sin  (sin   1)  0 
 sin   0 or sin   1
  0 o or   90o 
or  180o   (5)

6.3 6.3.1
In ABC :
AB 30 
o

sin 70 sin 45o
30sin 70o 
 AB 
sin 45o (3)

 39,868m

6.3.2 In ABD :
AD 
 cos 25 o

AB
 AD  AB cos 25o 
 39,868  cos 25o
(3)
 36,133m


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6.4 a2 
p2 (2)
 [17]

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