NATIONAL

SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS P1

EXEMPLAR 2007

MEMORANDUM

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QUESTION 1

1.1.1 x( x  9)  14 0
2 9 multiply out
x  9 x  14 0
9 factors
( x  7)( x  2) 0
9 answers
x = 7 or x = 2 (3)

1.1.2 x2  x 3
x2  x  3 0 9standard form
9substitution
 (1) r (1) 2  4(1)(3)
x
2(1)
1 r 13 9simplification
x
2
99answers
x = – 1,3 or x = 2,3 (5)

1.1.3 1 2x
 1
x 1 x 1 9multiplying LHS with
x  1  2 x( x  1) x 1
2 LCM
9multiplying RHS with
x  1  2x  2x
2
x2 1 LCM
x 2  3x 0 9 simplification
9 standard form
x( x  3) 0
9 factorisation
x = 0 or x = – 3 9answers
(6)

1.2 y 2x
2
x  2  x  52 0
2
9 making y the subject
x  4  4 x  x  52 0
2 2 of the formula

2 x 2  4 x  48 0 9substitution
x 2  2 x  24 0 9multiplication
x6 x4 0
x = 6 or x = – 4 9 factors
y = – 4 or y = 6
9 x answers
99 y answers
OR (7)

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OR
x 2 y 9 making x the subject
2 of the formula
2 y  y 2  52 0
9substitution
4  4 y  y 2  y 2  52 0
9multiplication
2 y 2  4 y  48 0
y 2  2 y  24 0
9 factors
y6 y4 0
y = – 4 or y = 6 9x answers
x = 6 or x = – 4 99 y answers
(7)
1.3.1
x2 0
x 2 9 denominator = 0
9answer
1.3.2 (2)
x40
x  4 9 discriminant < 0
9answer
(2)
[25]

QUESTION 2

2.1 1 1
x3x4 99exponential laws
1
x6
7

x 12

x 12

5
9 answer
x 12
(3)

2.2 128 x 6  98 x 6
9 8 2x3
64 u 2 x 6  49 u 2 x 6
9 7 2x3
8 2 x3  7 2 x3
= ( 15 2 ) x 3 9 answer
(3)

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2.3 x y 9 LCM

x x 9 numerator
x  xy 9factors
x x 9 answer
x(1  y ) (4)
x x
x . x (1  y ) x.(1  y ) x
OR u
x x x x x
x (1  y )
x [10]

QUESTION 3

3.1 year 6 = 35 hundreds = 243 hundreds = 24 300 99 answer

(2)
.
9 base 3
3.2 number of trees = 3 n1 hundreds 9 power n – 1
(2)
3.3 No 9 No
The number of trees will increase without bound to very large 9 reason
numbers, thus the forestry authorities will if necessary cut (2)
down some of the trees from time to time.
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QUESTION 4

4.1 t n( n  2 ) 99 answer
(2)

Yes. 9 Yes
4.2
The one formula is the factorised format of the other formula 9 explanation
(2)
n( n  2 ) n 2  2n

4.3 n 2  2n 143 9 setting up of equation

2
n  2n  143 0 9 standard form
9 factors
( n  13 )( n  11 ) 0 9 answer z – 13
n = – 13 or n = 11 9 answer = 11
? n = 11
(5)

[9]

QUESTION 5

5.1 pattern 6: 91 99 answer

(2)

5.2 The difference between consecutive patterns increases by six 9adding 6

every time 9second difference
(2)

From the structure of the picture:

pattern 2: 3(2 x 1) + 1
pattern 3: 3(3 x 2) + 1
pattern 4: 3(4 x 3) + 1
pattern n: 3[n(n-1)] + 1
= 3n2 -3n + 1

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Example:
Learners may use
1 7 19 37 61 other strategies to
generate the
6 12 18 24 relationship

6 6 6 6

5.3 Pattern will yield a quadratic equation since second difference

is constant

an2 + bn + c = y
Pattern 2: 4a + 2b + c = 7 ………. (i)
Pattern 3: 9a + 3b + c = 19 ……..... (ii)
(i) – (ii) 5a + b = 12 ………. (iii)
? b = 12 – 5a
Pattern 4: 16a + 4b + c = 37 ………. (iv)
(iv) – (ii) 7a + b = 18 ………. (v) 9a
(v) – (iii) 2a = 6 9b
a=3
? b = -3
4(3) + 2(-3) +c = 7 9c
12 - 6 + c = 7 9answer
c =1 (4)
Pn 3n 2  3n  1 [8]

QUESTION 6
6.1.1 Fv Pv 1  in 9 formula
9 substitution
Fv 16000 1  0 ,15 u 3 9answer
Fv R 8800 (3)

n
6.1.2 Fv Pv 1  i
9formula
3
8800 16000 1  i 9substitution
3
0 ,55 1 i 9 0,55
0 ,82 1  i
i 1  0 ,82
i 0 ,18 90,18
rate is 18% 9answer
(5)

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6.2 Fv 12500 1,01
24
1, 07
6 91,01
91,07
Fv R 23819 ,12 9substitution
9answer
6.3.1 7.2 (4)
i 12 7.2% 0.072
100
12 9 i 12 = 0,72
§ i 12 ·
1 i ¨¨1  ¸¸
© 12 ¹
12 9 formula
§ 0.072 ·
1 i ¨1  ¸
© 12 ¹ 9 answer for i
1 i 1,074424 9 answer
i 0,074424 (4)
? Effective rate is 7,442 % p.a.
9 formula
6.3.2 9 substitution
A P(1  i ) n 9 answer
120000(1  0,07442) 3 (3)
R148834,46
91,006
6.3.3
9 power 18
>
FV = 120000 1,006
18
@
 20000 >1,006@
30
9 1,006
30

FV = R 135,981,73
99answer
(5)
[24]

QUESTION 7

7.1 x( x  3 ) 0 9x = 0
x = 0 or x = -3 9x = -3
(2)

03 3
7.2 Axis of symmetry  9method adding x-int
2 2 3
3§ 3 · 9 9AOS = 
y  ¨   3¸  2
2© 2 ¹ 4 9substitution
§ 3 9· 9
P¨  ; ¸ 9y 
© 2 4¹ 4
9 coordinate
(5)

OR

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b 9substitution into
 b
2a x 
3 2a
Axis of symmetry  3
2(1) 9AOS = 
2
3
 9substitution
2 9
9y 
4
3§ 3 · 9
y  ¨   3¸  9 x– coordinate
2© 2 ¹ 4 (5)
§ 3 9·
P¨  ; ¸
© 2 4¹

7.3 f (5)  f (3)

average gradient =
 5  (3)
 5(5  3)  [3(3  3)]
2 9substitution into
10  0 formula
2 9values
5 9answer
(3)
OR

f (3)  f (5)
average gradient =
 3  (5) OR
 3(3  3)  [5(5  3)]
9substitution into
2
formula
0  10
2 9values
5 9answer
(3)

7.4
The function is decreasing at an average rate of 5 y units to 1 x
unit.

9decreasing
7.5 9average rate
x < – 3 or x > 0
(2)

9 or
7.6 9x<–3
§ 3 9·
Turning point of f(x-2) = ¨   2; ¸ 9x>0
© 2 4¹
(3)
§1 9·
= ¨ ; ¸
©2 4¹ 9 x coordinate
9 y coordinate
(2)
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9top graph – bottom
7.7 1 graph
LM x  2  x 2  3x

2
7
LM =  x 2  x  2 2
2 §7·
9 ¨ ¸
7 ©4¹
= – ( x  x  2)
2

2
2 2
7 §7· 49 §7·
=–[x x¨ ¸ 2 ] 9¨ ¸
2 © 4¹ 16 ©4¹
2 2
ª§ 7· 81º § 7 · 81
= – «¨ x  ¸  » 9¨ x  ¸ -
4¹ 16 »¼ © 4 ¹ 16
¬«©
2 9answer
§ 7· 81
= – ¨x  ¸ 
© 4¹ 16 (5)
OR OR
1 9top graph – bottom
LM x  2  x 2  3x
 graph
2
7 9substitution
LM =  x 2  x  2
2 9substitution into AOS
7 9x-value

2 7
AOS : x  
2( 1 ) 4
2 9y-value
§ 7· 7§ 7·
y ¨  ¸  ¨  ¸  2
© 4¹ 2© 4¹ (5)
81
16
5,0625
2
§ 7· 81
LM = = – ¨x  ¸ 
© 4¹ 16
7.8 9maximum length
81
Maximum length = 7
16 9x  (2)
7 4
Occurs at x  [24]
4

QUESTION 8

8.1.1 y a.b x 9substitution

2
§3· 99answer
144 a.¨ ¸
©4¹ (3)
a 256

x
§3·
8.1.2 y 256 ¨ ¸ 9answer
©4¹ (1)
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8.2 §3·
13 9substitution
y 256¨ ¸
©4¹ 9answer
(2)
= 6,08

9reflect about y-axis

8.3 9same y-intercept
The graph will transform to an increasing function as it will
reflect about the y-axis but the y-intercept will remain the (2)
same. [8]

QUESTION 9

9.1 x 4 9answer
y 2 9answer
(2)

1
9.2 x-int: 0  2 x z 4 9y=0
x4
0 1 2 x  4
0 1  2x  8
2 x 7 9 2x 7
7
7 9 x 
x  2
2 7 ·
§
§ 7 · 9 ¨ ;0 ¸
¨  ;0 ¸ © 2 ¹
© 2 ¹

1 9x=0
y-int: y 2
04 7
7 9 y 
y  4
4 (6)
§ 7 ·
y-int ¨ 0; ¸
© 4 ¹

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9.3 9intercepts
y 9y-asymptote
6
9x-asymptote
5
9shape
4 (4)
3

[12]
1

O x
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

QUESTION 10

10.1 period = 720q 9answer

(1)

1 9answer
10.2 a= 9answer
2
b = 45q (2)

10.3 9end values

y  > 2 ; 0 @
9brackets
(2)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 0d xd5 99 first constraint

0d yd3 99 second constraint
99 third constraint
x  2y d 8 (6)
x, y  N

11.2 9 y = 3 line
& 7 9 x = 5 line
11.3 9 gradient third line
9 intercepts of third
6
line
(4)
5
No. Speed Bicycles

99 Feasible Region
3 (2)

FEASIBLE
1
REGION

2 4 6 8
O
No. Mountain Bicycles

9coefficient of x
11.4 P = 200x + 600y 9coefficient of y
9addition
(3)
11.5 At point (3; 0): P = 200(3) + 600(0) = 600
At point (2; 3): P = 200(2) + 600(3) = 2200 999substitution of
At point (5; 0): P = 200(5) + 600(0) = 1000 end points
At point (0; 0): P = 200(0) + 600(0) = 0

? maximum at (2; 3) 9answer

2 mountain bicycles and 3 speed bicycles manifactured daily (4)
would maximise the profit [19]

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