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AUGUST EXAMINATION
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

MATHEMATICS N5
(16030175)

25 July 2014 (Y-Paper)

13:00–16:00

Scientific calculators may be used.

This question paper consists of 7 pages and a formula sheet of 5 pages.

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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS N5
TIME: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Answer ALL the questions.

2. Read ALL the questions carefully.

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

4. Show ALL intermediate steps and simplify where possible.

5. ALL final answers must be rounded off to THREE decimal places (unless indicated
otherwise).

6. Questions may be answered in any order, but subsections of questions must be kept
together.

7. Questions must be answered in blue or black ink.

8. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1

1.1 Determine ln y if:

1.1.1 x 3  27
ln y  lim
x 3 x2  9 (2)

1.1.2 Now, determine the value of y (1)

1.2 x 1
Determine lim(  )
x 1 ln x ln x (3)

1.3 3x 2  3
Determine the value(s) of x for which f ( x)  ; x  [0;  ] is continuous.
sin 3x (2)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 Given: f ( x)  cos x . Determine the derivative of f (x ) from first principles.

cosh 1 sinh
Hint: lim  0 and lim 1
h 0 h x 0 h (4)

2.2 dy
Determine in each of the following cases: (simplification is NOT required)
dx

2.2.1 y  tan 2 1  3 x (4)

2.2.2 sin 3 x
y
ln sin x (3)

2.3 dy x
Determine with the aid of logarithmic differentiation if: y  x e (4)
dx

2.4 If sec y  x, then y  arc sec x

2.4.1 dy 1
Prove that 
dx x x 2  1 (3)

2.4.2 dy
Now, use this derivative to determine if y  arc sec (8 x )
dx
Simplification of your answer is not required. (2)

2.5 Determine the equation of the tangent to the curve y  2 x 2  xy  3x 2  18

at the point (3;1)
(5)
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QUESTION 3

3.1 Given: A rough sketch of the graph of: f ( x)  x 3  3 x 2  1

0 1 2 3

3.1.1 Determine the coordinates of the turning points A and B of f (x )

Show ALL your calculations (3)

3.1.2 If the root of f (x ) is estimated as 2,8 , use Taylor / Newton's method

ONCE to determine a better approximation of this root correct to FOUR
decimal numbers. (4)

3.2 A closed tank is to be made of sheet iron. It must have a square base and sides
perpendicular to the base. Its capacity is to be 20 cubic metres.

Find the length of the sides of the square base and the depth of the tank, so that the
smallest amount of sheet iron is used.

V  x 2 .h
A  4 xh  2 x 2
h

x metre
x metre (6)

3.3 A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 100 cm 3 / min . Assuming that
the gas pressure remains constant, how fast is the radius of the balloon increasing at
the instant when the radius is 3 cm?

4
V   .r 3 (5)
3
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QUESTION 4

4.1
 sin
3
Determine xdx . Show ALL your calculations. (4)

4.2 Determine  sin 9x. cos3xdx (3)

4.3 Determine  ydx in each of the following cases:

4.3.1 tan x
y
x (3)

4.3.2 x2
y
x5 (3)

4.3.3 e x  3
y
e  x  3x
(2)

4.3.4 y  x n . ln x (5)

4.4 4x  3
Determine  xx 2
dx by resolving the integrand into partial fractions, if

4x  3 A B
 
xx 2
x 1 x (5)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 The sketch shows the area bounded by the curve y  x  1 and y  x 2  4 , the line
x  1 and the Y-axis.

y  x2  4

y  x 1

X
1

5.1.1 Calculate the area of the shaded region. (3)

5.1.2 If the shaded area revolves about the X-axis, calculate the volume of the
solid generated. (5)

5.2 1
dx
Calculate the value of:  16  9 x 2
0 (4)

5.3 Determine the second moment of mass of a rectangular lamina of mass (m) about the
axis parallel to one side of the lamina. The distance from the representative strip to
the axis is x . The lamina's length and breadth is a and b respectively.

Y
( a; b )

X
(4)
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QUESTION 6

6.1 dy
If the gradient of a curve is  2 y (4 x 3 ) with y  1 and x  1
dx
find the equation of the curve. (4)

6.2 Determine the general solution of the differential equation

1 d2y
2
 ex 1  0
4 dx (4)
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TOTAL: 100

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MATHEMATICS N5 / WISKUNDE N5

FORMULA SHEET / FORMULEBLAD

Any applicable formula may also be used.

Enige toepaslike formule kan ook gebruik word.

Trigonometry / Trigonometrie

sin 2 x  cos2 x  1
1  tan 2 x  sec2 x
1  cot 2 x  cos ec 2 x

sin 2 A  2 sin A. cos A

cos 2 A  cos2 A  sin 2 A
2 tan A
tan 2 A 
1  tan 2 A

1 1
sin 2 A  cos 2 A
2 2
1 1
cos2 A   cos 2 A
2 2

sin( A  B)  sin A. cos B  sin B. cos A

cos(A  B)  cos A. cos B  sin A. sin B
tan A  tan B
tan( A  B) 
1  tan A. tan B

sin A. cos B  1 [sin( A  B)  sin( A  B)]

2
cos A. sin B  1 [sin( A  B)  sin( A  B)]
2
cos A. cos B  1 [cos( A  B)  cos(A  B)]
2
sin A. sin B  1 [cos( A  B)  cos(A  B)]
2

sin x 1 1
tan x  ; sin x  ; cos x 
cos x cos ecx sec x

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BINOMIAL THEOREM / BINOMIAALSTELLING

n(n  1) n  2 2
( x  h) n  x n  n.x n 1 h  x h  ...
2!

DIFFERENTIATION / DIFFERENSIASIE

f (a)
e
f ' (a)

r  ae

PRODUCT RULE / PRODUKREËL

y  u ( x).v( x)

dy dv du
 u.  v.
dx dx dx

 u.v' v.u '

QUOTIENT RULE / KWOSIËNTREËL

u ( x)
y
v( x)

du dv
v.  u.
dy dx dx
 2
dx v

v.u 'u.v'

v2

CHAIN RULE / KETTINGREËL

y  f (u ( x))
dy dy du
 .
dx du dx

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d
f ( x)
dx
f ( x)  f(x)dx
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ax n 1
c
axn nax n 1 n 1
a 0 ax  c
ex ex ex  c
ax a x . ln a ax
c
ln a
loge x 1
x __
loga x 1
x ln a __

sin x
cos x  cos x  c
 sin x sin x  c
cos x
tan x
sec x2
ln(sec x)  c
cot x  cos ec x 2
ln(sin x)  c
sec x sec x. tan x ln[sec x  tan x]  c
cos ecx  cos ecx. cot x ln[cos ecx  cot x   c

1 __
sin 1 x
1 x 2

1 __
cos1 x
1 x 2

1 __
tan 1 x
1 x2
1 __
cot1 x 1 x2
1
__
sec1 x x x2 1
1
__
cos ec1 x x x2 1

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d
f ( x)
dx
f ( x)  f(x)dx
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1 x
sin 1 ( )  c
a x2 2
__ a

1 1 x
__ tan 1 ( )  c
a  x2
2 a a

1 1 x
__ sec1 ( )  c
x x2  a2 a a

a2 x x
a2  x2 __ sin 1 ( )  a2  x2  c
2 a 2

1 1 xa
x  a2
2 ln( )c
__ 2a xa

1 1 ax
a  x2
2 ln( )c
__ 2a ax

INTEGRATION / INTEGRASIE

 f ( x).g ' ( x)  f ( x).g ( x)   f ' ( x).g ( x)dx

f ' ( x)
 f ( x)
dx  ln f ( x)  c

f ( x) n 1
 [ f ( x)] . f ' ( x)dx  c
n

n 1

f ( x) A B
 
(ax  b)(cx  d ) ax  b cx  d

f ( x) A B C Z
    ... 
( x  a) n
( x  a) ( x  a) 2
( x  a) 3
( x  a) n

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Applications of integration / Toepassings van integrasie

AREAS

b b
Ax   ydx; Ax   ( y 2  y1 )dx
a a

b b
Ay   xdy; Ay   ( x 2  x1 )dy
a a

VOLUMES

b b
V x    y 2 dx; V x    ( y 2  y1 )dx
2 2
a a

b b
V y    x 2 dy; V y    ( x 2  x1 )dy
2 2
a a

SECOND MOMENT OF AREA / TWEEDE AREAMOMENT

b b
I x   r 2 dA; I y   r 2 dA
a a

MOMENTS OF INERTIA / TRAAGHEIDSMOMENTE

Mass  density x volume / Massa  digtheid x volum e

M  pV

Definition / Definisie: I  mr 2

b b
General / Algemeen: I   r 2 dm  p  r 2 dV
a a

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