MATHEMATICS N3

PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS

CHAPTER 1

FACTORISATION
Factorise the following as far as possible into prime factors and simplify the answers where
applicable:

2023 QUESTIONS:
1. 𝑝𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 𝑦 (1 − 𝑝𝑥)
2. 𝑎𝑏 2 − 𝑏 + 𝑚(1 − 𝑎𝑏) (3)
3. 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2 (4)

2022 QUESTIONS:
4. 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏

5. 4√𝒂 − 𝟖𝒃 + 𝟔𝒙√𝒂 − 𝟏𝟐 𝒃𝒙
6. −𝒙𝟑 − 𝟒𝒚𝟐 + 𝒙𝟐 𝒚 + 𝟒𝒙𝒚
7. 𝒃𝟐 − 𝟒 𝒃𝒅 + 𝟒𝒅𝟐 − (𝟐𝒃 + 𝒅)𝟐

(2014-2021 OTHER FACTORISATION RELATED QUESTIONS)

1.1 Factorise the following expressions as far as possible into prime factors:
1.1.1 𝑥10 (𝑚 − 1) − 3𝑥 5 (𝑚 − 1) + 28(1 − 𝑚) (3)
1.1.2 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 (3)

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1.1.3 2𝑥 2 − 3 − 𝑥 2 (4)

1.1.4 𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑦 + 𝑝(1 − 𝑥𝑦) (3)

1.1.5 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 (4)
1.1.6 𝑎2 (𝑎 − 1) − (1 − 𝑎) (3)
1.1.7 𝑥(3𝑥 − 2) − 𝑦(3𝑦 + 2) (4)
1.1.8 4𝑛4𝑝 + 3𝑛2𝑝 − 1 (2)
1.1.9 6𝑥 2 − 42 − 9𝑥 (3)
1.1.10 𝑚36 − 3𝑚18 − 10 (2)
1.1.11 3𝑥 2 (4𝑦 − 3) − 3𝑥(3 − 4𝑦) (3)
1.1.12 𝑏 2 (𝑏 − 1) + (1 − 𝑏) (3)
1.1.13 9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2 − 25𝑐 2 (3)
1.1.14 5𝑥 4 − 5𝑦 8 (3)
1.1.15 15𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 25𝑥𝑦 3 − 10𝑦 4 (3)
1.1.16 𝑎𝑥 + 9𝑏𝑦 − 3𝑎𝑦 − 3𝑏𝑥 (3)
2𝑥 2 3𝑥𝑦 2𝑥𝑦 3𝑦 2
1.1.17 𝑥 ( − )+𝑦( − ) (3)
𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 𝑦

1.1.18 16𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 − 𝑦 2 − 4 (4)

1.1.19 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 By using factor theorem (5)

1.1.20 √(49𝑥 2 + 56𝑥 + 16) (2)

CUBIC FUNCTIONS:

2023 QUESTIONS
1. Determine all the factors of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 8𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 + 10 is one of the
factors.

2. Determine the value of p if 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 3 gives a remainder of 10 if

Divided by 2𝑥 + 1

3. Determine the value of 𝒂 if 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 4𝑎𝑥 2 − 3𝑎2 𝑥 − 2 gives a remainder of 22

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 When divided by 𝑥 − 𝑎.

2022 QUESTIONS
4. Factorise the following polynomial expression completely with the aid of the factor
Theorem: 𝒇(𝒙) = −𝒙𝟑 + 𝟔𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗𝒙 + 𝟒

5. Given : 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 + 𝟑

Determine the remainder if 𝒇(𝒙) is divided by 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏

6. Use the factor and remainder theorem to factorise 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟑 − 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐 completely.

2021 QUESTIONS

7. Determine the value of 𝑝 if 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝒑𝒙 − 𝟓 gives a remainder of 6 when

divided by 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 (5)
8. When 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒎𝒙𝟑 + 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 + 𝟐 is divided by 𝒙 − 𝟐, the remainder is 5.
Determine the value of 𝒎. (3)

2020 QUESTIONS

9. Use factor and remainder theorem to factorise 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝒙 + 𝟔 (5)
10. What must be added to 𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙 + 𝟏 so that 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 is a factor of the given expression.(3)

2. ALL OTHER CUBIC FUNCTIONS PREVIOUS QUESTIONS (2015-2019)

2.1 Make use of the factor theorem to prove that 𝑥 + 𝑎 is a factor of the function
2.1.1 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 + 7𝑎𝑥 2 − 𝑎2 𝑥 − 2𝑎3 (3)
2.2 When 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 4𝑞𝑥 2 − 3𝑞 2 𝑥 − 2 is divided by 𝑥 − 𝑞 the remainder is 10.

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 Calculate the value of 𝑞. (4)
2.3 Determine the smallest value of 𝑘 for which the expression 𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 − 𝑘(𝑥 − 4)
is exactly divisible by 𝑥 − 𝑘 (6)
2.4 Determine the value of 𝑚 if 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 𝑚𝑥 + 3 gives a remainder of 6
when divided by 2𝑥 + 1 (5)
2.5 When 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by 2𝑥 − 3 the remainder is 4. Determine the value of 𝑝 if
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 𝑝𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 5. (4)
𝑎
2.6 When 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑎𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 3 is divided by 2𝑥 + 1 the remainder is − 2 .
Determine the value or values of 𝑎. (5)
2.7 Determine the value of 𝑝 if 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 5 gives a remainder of 6 when
divided by 2𝑥 + 1 (5)
2.8 When 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑚𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 2 is divided by 𝑥 − 2, the remainder is 5.
Determine the value of 𝑚. (3)
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2.9 Determine the value of 𝑎 if 𝑓(𝑥) gives a remainder of when divided by 2𝑥 + 1.
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2.9.1 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑎𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 5 (5)

2.10 Prove that 𝑥 − 1 is a factor of 𝑓(𝑥) and then factorise completely if:
.𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 4 (5)

K-METHOD QUESTIONS
1.1.21 2(𝑎 − 1)2 + 11(𝑎 − 1) − 6 (4)
1.1.22 2(𝑝 − 1)2 + 7(𝑝 − 1) − 15 (4)
1.1.23 3(1 + 2𝑘)2 − 8(1 + 2𝑘) − 3 (4)

3. COMPLETING THE SQUARE

Solve for the unknown in the following equations by completing the square:
2023 QUESTION
4𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0
2022 QUESTION
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𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 = 0

(2015-2019) QUESTIONS OF COMPLETING THE SQUARE

3.1 𝑥2 − 𝑥 − 6 = 0 (4)
3.2 𝑝2 + 5𝑝 − 3 = 0 (5)
3.3 𝑚2 = −6𝑚 + 5 (4)
3.4 4𝑥 = 48 − 2𝑥 2 (4)
3.5 −2𝑎𝑏 − 1 = −𝑎2 (4)
3.6 4𝑎2 − 12𝑎 − 7 = 0 (4)
3.7 2𝑓 2 − 3𝑓 − 5 = 0 (4)
3.8 𝑥 2 = −𝑘𝑥 + 𝑦 (4)
3.9 4𝑥 2 = −3𝑥 (5)
3.10 4𝑏 2 − 1 = 4𝑏 (4)
3.11 9𝑎 = − 𝑎2 − 18 (4)

FRACTIONS
Simplify the following algebraic fractions

2023 FRACTIONS

𝟐 𝟑 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐
+ − 𝟐
𝒙−𝟑 𝟐+𝒙 𝒙 −𝒙−𝟔

𝟑 𝟑
𝒂−𝒃 ×𝒂+𝒃
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑𝒂𝒃
−
𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐

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 𝒂𝟐 − 𝒂 − 𝟔 𝟐𝒂 − 𝟖 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟑𝒂 − 𝟏𝟎
× ÷
𝒂𝟐 + 𝒂 − 𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝒂 − 𝟔 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟐𝟓

2022 FRACTIONS

𝒙+𝟏 𝟐
−
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 𝟏 − 𝒙

𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟐 𝒙+𝟐 𝟗
÷ 𝟐 × 𝟐
𝟔 − 𝟑𝒙 𝒙 − 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏

√(𝒂 − 𝒃)𝟑 × √𝒂 − 𝒃 × √𝒂 + 𝒃
𝟑
𝟏
√(𝒂 − 𝒃)𝟓 × (𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐 )𝟑

2021 FRACTIONS

𝟐𝒂𝒃 𝒂 𝒂
+ + +𝟏
𝒂𝟐 −𝒃 𝟐 𝒃−𝒂 𝒂+𝒃
𝟑 𝟑
+ 𝒙−𝒚
𝒙 𝒚
𝟏 𝟏 × 𝟐𝒙𝒚
−
𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐

(2015-2020 OTHER FRACTIONS RELATED QUESTIONS)

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
𝑚2 +𝑚−2 2𝑚2 +𝑚−6 4𝑚−12
1. ÷ 9𝑚2 +6𝑚+1 × (5)
3𝑚2 −2𝑚−1 3𝑚+1

𝑚(𝑚−1)+(1−𝑚) 𝑚2 −4𝑚+3 𝑚+3

2. ÷ × 𝑚2 −𝑚 (5)
𝑚−1 9−𝑚2

𝑦(𝑥+𝑦 2 +𝑦)+𝑥 4𝑦 2 −3𝑦𝑥−7𝑥 2 4𝑦−7𝑥

3. ÷ × (7)
𝑦+1 𝑦 2 −𝑥2 𝑥+𝑦 2

4𝑚2 (2𝑚−3)+(3−2𝑚) 2𝑚+3 4𝑚+6

4. 3𝑚−1
× 2𝑚2 +𝑚−6 ÷ 3𝑚2 +5𝑚−2 (7)

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 7 3
5. (2𝑥 − 3 + 𝑥+3) ÷ (𝑥 + 1 − 2𝑥∓1) (7)

2 4 5
6. ÷ 𝑎2 −𝑏2 × 6𝑎+6𝑏 (4)
𝑎−𝑏

𝑎2 −𝑏2 𝑎2 −2𝑎𝑏+𝑏 2 𝑎−𝑏

7. ÷ × 𝑎+𝑏 (4)
2𝑎−𝑏 4𝑎2 −𝑏 2

3 3
+ 𝑥−𝑦
𝑥 𝑦
8. 1 1 × 2𝑥𝑦 (6)
−
𝑥 2 𝑦2

2 2
−
𝑥 𝑦
9. (4)
𝑥 −𝑦−2
−2

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

𝑥−1 2𝑥−1 2𝑥 2 −7𝑥−17
1. − + (6)
𝑥+1 3−𝑥 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3

𝑏 𝑎 2𝑎𝑏
2. + 𝑎−𝑏 + 𝑏2 −𝑎2 (6)
𝑎+𝑏

2𝑎𝑏 𝑎 𝑎
3. + + +1 (6)
𝑎2 −𝑏2 𝑏−𝑎 𝑎+𝑏

𝑥+1 2
4. − 1−𝑥 (7)
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2

3−𝑥 2 4
5. + 9−6𝑥 + 5𝑥+5 (7)
2𝑥 2 −𝑥−3

CHAPTER 2
Simplifying the following expressions without using a calculator

2023 QUESTIONS
𝑥 −2 +𝑥−2
1. [(1+𝑥)𝑥 −1 ]2

16𝑥−9𝑦
2. 1 1
4𝑥 2 +3𝑦 2
(2)
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 𝑛
3. 202𝑛+1 × 1002−𝑛 ÷ 643 (4)
2022 QUESTIONS
𝟏
𝒙−𝟐𝒙𝟐 +𝟏
4. 𝟏 (2)
𝒙𝟐 −𝟏
𝟐.𝟑𝟐𝒙 +𝟑𝒙 −𝟑
5. (2)
𝟑𝒙 −𝟏

𝟏
𝟐.𝟗𝒙 +𝟔.𝟑𝟐𝒙−𝟏 𝟐𝒙
6. ( ) (5)
𝟒.𝟖𝟏𝒙

(2015-2021 OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS)

3.2𝑥 −4.2𝑥+2
1. (2)
2𝑥+1

𝑥 𝑥
−1
4 2 +4 2
2. (5)
2𝑥+2 +2𝑥

𝑎𝑥+3 +2𝑎𝑥
3. × (𝑎 𝑥 − 2) (5)
𝑎3𝑥 −4𝑎𝑥

𝐵𝑛+1 +𝐵𝑛
4. (𝐵𝑛 − 3) (4)
𝐵3𝑛 −9𝐵𝑛

3
(𝑎+𝑏)2
5. 1 × √(𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 ) (3)
(𝑎−𝑏)2

𝑥−2√𝑥 +1
6. (2)
√𝑥−1

3
− 3
(3𝑥 2 −2𝑥−1) 2 × √9𝑥 2 +6𝑥+1
7. 6 (8)
√(𝑥−1)−1 × √(3𝑥+1)

1 1 2
1
8. (𝑥+𝑦)−1
− (𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) (3)

1 −1
𝑥+9𝑥 2 2
9. 1 ÷ (1 − 1) (5)
𝑥+7𝑥 2 −18 𝑥2

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 𝑚−𝑛
10. 1 1 (2)
𝑚2 −𝑛2

11. log 3 2 × log 5 4 × log 8 5 × log 1 3 (3)

2

log𝑎 16−log𝑏 4
12. (4)
log𝑎 4−log𝑏 2

SOLVE FOR THE UNKNOWN IN THE FOLLOWING EQUATIONS

(DO NOT USE CALCULATOR)

A. EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS

2023 QUESTIONS

𝟏 𝟏
𝟑 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙−𝟐 ) = 𝟏𝟎 (5)

2022 QUESTIONS
𝒙
𝟐𝟓−𝟐𝒙+𝟏 ×𝟓𝟐
=𝟏 (5)
𝟏𝟐𝟓𝒙−𝟏

𝒆𝒙
𝟐 − 𝒆𝟐𝒙 = 𝟎 (5)
𝒆−𝒙 +𝟔

(2015- 2021 OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS)

1
𝑥
42 . 8−𝑥+1
1. =4 (4)
16𝑥+2

1
2. 5𝑥 + 51−𝑥 = 750 (4)

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 3. 20 + 21−2𝑥 = 9. 2−1−𝑥 (6)

1 −𝑥 5
4. (4) − 22𝑥−1 + 22𝑥+1 = (7)
32

22𝑥−1 −22𝑥
5. = √2−3𝑥 − 1 (6)
4𝑥

B. LOGARITHM EQUATIONS

2023 QUESTIONS

1. If 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝟑 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒃 𝟐𝟕 show that 𝒃 = 𝒂𝟑 (5)

2. 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟑 𝒙 = 𝟐 + 𝟏𝟓 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒙 𝟑 (5)

3. (𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒙)𝟐 − 𝟓 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝟏𝟎𝒙) (5)

2022 QUESTIONS

1. 9 log 𝑥 3 = log 3 𝑥 (6)

2. log √1 − 𝑥 − log(𝑥 + 1) = 0 (6)

3. If 62𝑥 = 4𝑥+2 , 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = log 9 16 (4)

4.
(2015-2019 RELATED QUESTIONS)

1
1. 2 log 𝑥 4 + log 𝑥 54 − log 𝑥 2 = 3 (4)

2. log 8𝑥 + 2 log 𝑥 − 3 = 0 (3)

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 3. log 𝑥 − log 8 = log(𝑥 − 14) (3)

log 4
4. log(3𝑥 + 31−𝑥 ) = log 3 1 + log (5)
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1
5. log 𝑥 + log =2 (4)
𝑥 10

3
6. log 𝑏 𝑥 = log (5)
5𝑏
7. ln(1 − 2𝑥) − ln(𝑥 + 2) = 0 (3)

8. log 𝑎 𝑥 × log 3 𝑎 = 4 (5)

9. 𝑥 log 𝑥 = 1000𝑥 2 (5)

10. 2(log 𝑥)2 + log 𝑥 3 − 2 = 0 (6)

SURDS

Solve For 𝒙:

2023 QUESTIONS

√3𝑥 − 5 − 𝑥 = −5 (4)

√2𝑥+1+2 √2𝑥−1
=1 (4)
√2𝑥+1+ √2𝑥−1+𝑥

2022 QUESTIONS

𝟓
− √𝒙 = √𝒙 + 𝟐 (4)
√𝒙

(2019-2021 RELATED QUESTIONS)

1. √5 − 𝑥 + 1 = −𝑥 (3)

1
2. √𝑥 + 𝑥 = 1 (6)
√
6
3. − 1 = √3𝑥 − 1 (6)
√3𝑥−1
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 Simplify the following

1 3
+
√𝑎 √𝑎
1. 7 3 (2)
−
√𝑎 √𝑎

√𝑏 1
+
1 √𝑏
2. √𝑏 1
(4)
−
1 √𝑏

3√1−𝑥2
3. √16−16𝑥 2
(2)

1
√𝑥− 𝑥+1
√𝑥
4. 1 × 2𝑥−2 (4)
√𝑥+
√𝑥

1
√𝑥+
√𝑥
5. 3 (4)
3𝑥 2

CHAPTER 3
Solve for the unknown in the following:
𝑥−3 1 5
1. + −1−𝑥 = (5)
𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2 𝑥 2 −4

3 2 1
2. + (𝑥+1)(𝑥−2) = 𝑥(𝑥−2) (4)
𝑥(𝑥+1)
𝑥−2 5 2
3. − 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3 − 3−𝑥 = 1 (7)
𝑥−1
4.
4 2𝑥−3 5
5. + 4−𝑥 2 = 𝑥+2 (5)
𝑥−2
1 2
6. 4 (2 𝑥 − 2) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 8 (3)

SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS

1. Solve simultaneously for 𝑥 and 𝑦 in the following equations using analytical method:

 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 4 and 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 (5)

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 MAKE THE LETTER IN BRACKETS THE SUBJECT OF THE FORMULA
𝑃
1. (𝑅 2 − 𝑉2) = 𝐷 (𝑉) (3)
𝑄
𝑅𝑀𝑁
2. =1 (R) (3)
𝑅𝐸+𝑀𝐴
𝐾(𝐻 2 +ℎ2 )
3. 𝑀 = (ℎ) (4)
𝐵
−𝑘𝑡
4. 𝑇 = 𝐴 + (𝐵 − 𝐴)𝑒 (𝑡) (4)
5. 𝑃𝑉 𝑛 = 𝐶 (𝑛) (5)
𝐷 𝑓+𝑝
6. = √𝑓−𝑝 (𝑡) (4)
𝑑
𝑃
7. 𝑅 = √𝐷 2 +𝑘𝐵
(𝑘) (4)
−𝑏𝑑
8. 𝑀 = 𝑁𝑒 (𝑑) (4)
9. 𝑃1 + 𝑃2 = 𝑅 𝑥 (𝑥) (3)
10. 𝑏 = 𝑏𝑥𝐵 −𝑦𝑎 (𝑦) (4)
9𝑐
11. 𝐹 = + 32 (𝑐) (3)
5
1 𝑑4
12. 𝑁 = √ (𝑑) (3)
100 5.4 𝐿
𝑊𝑎
13. 𝑇 − 𝑊 = (𝑊) (3)
2𝑏
𝑎(𝑟 𝑛 −1)
14. 𝑆 = (𝑛) (4)
𝑟−1
𝑎𝑥
15. log ( 𝑏 ) = 𝐷 (𝑥) (3)

WORD PROBLEMS
1. In a class test one student obtained 6 marks less than the average. When his marks are
doubled it becomes 40 marks more than the class average.

Determine the class average and the student’s marks. (4)

2. When 1 is added to the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, the fraction
1
becomes 2. When 2 is subtracted from the numerator and the denominator of the
1
same fraction, the fraction becomes 5 .

Determine the fraction. (6)

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3. The perimeter of a square is 5 that of a rectangle while its area is only 6 of the area of the
same rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 metres.
Calculate its length and its breadth. (5)

4. The perimeter of a rectangular triangle is 40 m. Determine the length of the hypotenuse

and the area of the rectangular triangle if the length of one of the other two sides of the
triangle is 8m. (6)

5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 cm and the length of its diagonal is 3√5 cm.

Determine the dimensions of the rectangle. (6)

6. The lengths of two adjacent sides of a rectangle are in the 3:1 and the diagonal measures
8 metres.
Calculate the area of the rectangle. (5)

7. The area of a rectangular field is 120 𝑚2 . Determine the dimensions of the rectangular
field if its length is more than its breadth by 2 m. (4)

8. The perimeter of Abel’s vegetable garden is 160 m. The vegetable garden is rectangular.
The length exceeds the breadth by 40 m.

Calculate the dimensions of the vegetable garden. (4)

9. The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 15 cm. The perimeter is 36 cm.

Determine the lengths of the other sides . (4)
10. There are 302 residents in a town. There are 34 more women than men and 60 more
children than women. How many women are there? (5)

11. The admission fee at a music concert is R150 for children and R400 for adults. On a
certain day ,2200 people enter the concert and R505 000 is collected. How many children
and how many adults attended? (4)
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 12. A taxi driver takes a total of R360 in fares per trip with a full load of passengers. If he
increases his fare by R10 per passenger, he can make the same amount when carrying
three passengers fewer. Determine :

12.1.1 The total increased fare amount (3)

12.1.2 The original number of passengers per trip. (3)

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