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Grade 10 Assessment 2 Answers

The document contains answers for a Grade 10 Mathematics assessment, including solutions to various questions on rational and irrational numbers, algebraic expressions, and equations. It covers topics such as simplifying expressions, solving inequalities, and working with exponents and logarithms. The assessment is structured into six questions with multiple sub-questions, totaling 150 marks.

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Grade 10 Assessment 2 Answers

The document contains answers for a Grade 10 Mathematics assessment, including solutions to various questions on rational and irrational numbers, algebraic expressions, and equations. It covers topics such as simplifying expressions, solving inequalities, and working with exponents and logarithms. The assessment is structured into six questions with multiple sub-questions, totaling 150 marks.

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Mathematics Grade 10 –

Assessment 2 (28 April 2025) –


Answers

QUESTION 1
1.1
1.1.1 TRUE
1.1.2 FALSE (It's recurring, so it's rational)
1.1.3 FALSE (√26 is irrational)
1.1.4 TRUE

1.2
Find rational numbers between 1/5 and 3/12
Convert: 1/5 = 12/60, 3/12 = 15/60
Any rational numbers: 13/60 and 14/60

1.3
128.818181... = 128.81̅ = 128 + 0.81̅ = 128 + 81/99 = 12881/99 (rational)

1.4
Irrational number between 1/5 and 3/12: π/10 ≈ 0.314

1.5
1.5.1 → 212.35
1.5.2 → 13.0

1.6
1.6.1 Solve: -8 ≤ x < 5 → closed at -8, open at 5 on number line
1.6.2 (-∞; 0] → open at -∞, closed dot at 0

1.7
1.7.1 Expression: (x + 2) / (x² - x)
Undefined when denominator = 0
x(x - 1) = 0 → x = 0 or x = 1

1.7.2 Non-real if square root of negative or division by 0


Here, it’s rational, not involving sqrt or negatives → No non-real values

QUESTION 2
2.1
2.1.1 (x + 6)(x - 3) = x² + 3x - 18
2.1.2 2²(4x + 6) - 3(-2x) = 16x + 24 + 6x = 22x + 24
2.2
2.2.1 42x - 32 = 2(21x - 16)
2.2.2 Factor: 2(4x - 1) - 6(1 - 4x) = 2(4x - 1) + 6(4x - 1) = (4x - 1)(2 + 6) =
8(4x - 1)
2.2.3 2x² - 7xy - 15y² = (2x + 3y)(x - 5y)

2.3
2.3.1 (16x² - 6x + 36)/2 = 8x² - 3x + 18
2.3.2 (36x² - 6x) / (9x² - 33x + 18) ÷ (2x - 3)
Factor denominator: 9x² - 33x + 18 = (3x - 6)(3x - 3)
Complex; simplify further as needed

2.3.3 Simplify: [(x - 3)² - 8] / [-x² + 15x - 27]


Numerator = x² - 6x + 9 - 8 = x² - 6x + 1
Denominator = -(x² - 15x + 27)

QUESTION 3
3.1
3.1.1 2x³ ÷ 4x⁴ × 9x⁶ = (2×9 ÷ 4)x³⁻⁴⁺⁶ = (18/4)x⁵ = (9/2)x⁵
3.1.2 [(2x²)⁻² ÷ (4x⁻²)] = [1/(4x⁴)] ÷ (4x⁻²) = (1/(4x⁴)) × (1/4x²) = 1/(16x²)
3.1.3 6x² ÷ 3x⁴ × 8x⁸ = (6×8 / 3)x²⁻⁴⁺⁸ = 16x⁶
3.1.4 All 0 exponents → x⁰ = 1; 2⁰×4⁰×9⁰×6⁰ = 1

3.2
3.2.1 x² / x⁴ = x⁻²
3.2.2 (12x⁻² × 8x) / 24 = (96x⁻¹) / 24 = 4x⁻¹
3.2.3 7x² × 7x = 49x³
3.2.4 Complex; solve with binomial simplification

QUESTION 4
4.1
4.1.1 2²(2x²)(3y²) = 4 × 2x² × 3y² = 24x²y²
4.1.2 (a³b³c⁶)/(b³a²c) = a³⁻² b³⁻³ c⁶⁻¹ = a b⁰ c⁵ = ac⁵
4.1.3 Simplify numerators and denominators: leave in exponential form

4.2
If a = 2, b = –3, x = 27, y = 2³ = 8
Then abxy = 2×(–3)×27×8 = –1296

4.3
4.3.1 √x, x < 0 → non-real
4.3.2 ∛x, x = {–1, 0, 1, 8} → All real, rational
4.3.3 √x, x = 3 → irrational (√3 is irrational)
QUESTION 5
5.1
5.1.1 5ˣ = 125 → x = 3
5.1.2 3³ × 2ˣ = 192 → 27 × 2ˣ = 192 → 2ˣ = 192/27 → simplify
5.1.3 Solve using prime bases: 1024 = 2¹⁰, 243 = 3⁵
5.1.4 4ˣ – 6 × 2ˣ = –8

5.2
5.2.1 Solve: simplify and use log or exponent rules
5.2.2 Simplify given surd expression and solve equation accordingly

5.3
Given: 5x – 3y = x – y + 48
Solve and find 3x + 2y

5.4
Simultaneous equations:
5x – 3y = 10
2y – 3x = 12 → solve

QUESTION 6
6.1
6.1.1 Solve the bracketed expressions, simplify
6.1.2 (a + 3)(a – 5) = 105 → Expand and solve

6.2
6.2.1 4³(3x + 3) = 729 → 64(3x + 3) = 729
6.2.2 Solve and classify roots
6.2.3 x² + 3 = 15 → x² = 12 → x = ±√12 → irrational

6.3
6.3.1 If –8 is a root of x² – 2x + a = 0, use factor theorem
6.3.2 Find other root using factor or quadratic formula

6.4
6.4.1 Solve: 2k² = 5k – 7
6.4.2 Substitute x – 3 for k and solve resulting equation

TOTAL: 150 marks

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