PREPARATORY EXAMINATION

2015
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS P1 (10611)

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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PREPARATORY EXAMINATION – 2015

MATHEMATICS
(First Paper)

MEMORANDUM

QUESTION 1 [21 MARKS]

1.1 1.1.1 5 3A
x   or x  2 or x   2
2
[3]
1.1.2 x  9 or x  9  0
2 2 1A
x  3 or x  3 1A for critical value of 3
2A for each inequality
Max 2/3 if ‘and’ is used
Full marks if ‘or’ is omitted
[4]
1.1.3 62 x .22 x  8.62 x 1A for factorizing bases
or 24 x .32 x  8.32 x .22 x
or 24 x .32 x  23 2 x .32 x
22 x  8 1CA
2x  3 1CA
3
x 1CA
2
[4]
1.2 9
( x  1)2  1A
2
9
x 1   1CA
2
x  1,12 or x  3,12 2CA for each solution
OR
2x  4x  7  0
2 1A standard form
4  42  4(2)(7)
x 1CA substitution into correct
2(2) formula
x  1,12 or x  3,12 2CA for each solution
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1.3 (2 x  7)  5 1
 1A correct substitution
x 1 2
2(2 x  12)  x  1 1CA simplification
x5 1CA
Substitute x  5 : y  2(5)  7
y  3 1CA
OR
y5 1

y 7 2
  1 1A correct substitution
2 2
y 5
2( y  5)    1CA simplification
2 2
y  3 1 CA
3 7
substitute y  3 : x   
2 2
x5 1CA
[4]
1.4 1 p  0 1A
p 1 1CA [2]

QUESTION 2 [12 MARKS]

2.1 2.1.1  x 1A for 

x
x 
 2 2
x2
=  1CA for multiplication with x
2
[2]
2.1.2 xx2 1A for x  2
= 2x  2 1CA for adding to x
[2]
2.2 x2 1M
2  x  2 x  2   1CA
2
x2  6 x  0 1CA for simplified form
x( x  6)  0 1CA factorizing
x  6 1CA choosing correct x-value
[5]
2.3 The series does NOT converge. 1CA
r  3 . to converge, 1  r  1 2M for any logical explanation.
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QUESTION 3 [8 MARKS]

3.1 (250)2  4(250) 1A substitution

 6350 1CA
[2]
3.2 T100  S100  S99 1M
 1002  4(100)  [992  4(99)] 1A correct substitution
= 203 1CA

OR
T1  5 ; T2  7 ; T3  9 1A for first three terms
T100  5  99(2) 1M for correct formula
= 203 1CA
[3]
3.3 n2  4n  1440 1A
(n  40)(n  36)  0 1CA correct factors or correct
substitution into correct formula.
n  36 1CA choice of correct n.
Full marks for answer only
[3]

QUESTION 4 [6 MARKS]

4.1 2; 6; 12; 20 1A for first three terms

1A for the 4th term
[2]
4.2 a  1; b  1; c  0 3A finding a, b, c using any
correct method.
Tn  n2  n or Tn  n(n  1)
T100  100(100  1)
 10100cm2 1CA
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QUESTION 5 [15 MARKS]

5.1 5.1.1 A  650000(1  0,3) 4 1A substitution into correct

formula
=R156 065 1CA
[2]
5.1.2 A  650 000(1  0,15) 4 1A substitution into correct
formula
= R1 136 854,06 1CA
[2]
5.1.3 1136854, 06  156065  980789, 06 1CA
 0, 095 48  1M for use of correct formula
x  1    1 1CA us of correct formula
 12  
980789, 06 
0, 095
12
= R16 875,92 1CA
[4]
5.2 5.2.1  0, 092 84  1M
11636, 02 1    1 1A correct substitution
 12  
84
 0, 092 
OB  1275000 1   
 12  0, 092
12

 R1056675,39 1CA
[3]
5.2.2  0, 092 
5

1056675,39 1   1CA substitution into correct

 12 
formula
= R1097807,15 1CA
  0, 092 151 
x 1  1    1CA substitution into correct
  12  
1097807,15   formula
0, 092
12
= R12297,82 1CA
[4]

QUESTION 6 [3 MARKS]
o x 1M for correct shape
1A for horizontal asymptote
1A for negative y-value

[3]

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QUESTION 7 [19 MARKS]

7.1 2 x 2  4 x  30  0 1M equating to 0
( x  5)( x  3)  0 1A correct factors
A(5;0) B(3;0) 2CA for both intercepts
-1 if not in coordinate form
[4]
7.2 y  2( x 2  2 x  15) 1A for taking out -2
y  2( x 2  2 x  1  15  1) b
2

1CA   added and deducted

2
y  2[( x  1)2  16] 1CA in complete square form
y  2( x  1) 2  32 1CA
Tpt (1;32) 1CA
OR
4 1A substitute into correct formula
x
2(2)
x  1 1CA
y  32 1CA
y  2( x  1) 2  32
1CA in correct form
Tpt (1;32) 1CA
[5]
7.3 y  2(1)2  4(1)  30 1M substitution into equation

y  24 - No 1CA value and conclusion

OR
2 x  4 x  30  2 x  10
2 1M finding point of intersection
x 2  3x  10  0
x  2 or x  5 - No 1CA for values with conclusion
[2]
7.4 2 x 2  4 x  30  mx  32 1M for equating
2 x 2  (4  m) x  2  0 1CA for standard form
0 1M
(4  m) 2  4(2)(2)  0 1CA correct substitution
m  0 or m  8 2 CA for each value of m
[6]
7.5 (;3)  {5} or x  3; x  5 2A
[2]

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QUESTION 8 [11 MARKS]

8.1 VA : x  2 1A
HA : y  1 1A
[2]
8.2 1
y-intercept: y 1 1M
02
3 1CA

2
1
x-intercept: 1  0 1M
x2
x3 1CA
[4]
8.3
5
1A intercepts with axes
4
1A asymptotes
3
1A Shape
2 [3]
1

-3 -2 -1 o 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

8.4 1
2 1
k 2 1A correct substitution
5
k 1CA
3
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QUESTION 9 [6 MARKS]

9.1 9 1A correct substitution

2  log a  
4
9
a 2    1CA exponential form
4
2
a 1CA
3
[3]
9.2 y   log 2 x or y  l og 3 x
3 2 1A
[1]
9.3 g ( x)  2 1A
[1]
9.4 (; ) 1A
[1]

QUESTION 10 [14 MARKS]

10.1 10.1.1 f (3  h)  f (3)
h 1M correct formula
2(3  h)2  1  [2(3) 2  1]
 1A correct substitution
h
12h  2h 2
 1CA correct simplification
h
h(12  2h)
 1CA
h
 12  2h Max 1/3 if ‘limit’ is used
OR
f ( x  h)  f ( x)
h 1M correct formula
2( x  h)2  1  [2 x 2  1]
 1A correct substitution
h
4 xh  2h 2
 1CA correct simplification
h
h(4(3)  2h)
 1CA substitution of x  3
h
 12  2h Max 1/3 if ‘limit’ is used
[4]
10.1.2 lim(12  2h) 1M using limit
h 0

 12 1CA
[2]
10.1.3 m0 1A
[1]
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10.2 10.2.1 y  16  16 x  4 x 2 1A for simplification

dy
y ' or  16  8x 2CA
dx
(-1 for incorrect notation)
[3]
10.2.2 1
y  x  ax 2  a 1A for simplification
1
1 
y '  1  ax 2
2CA
2
a
y '  1 1 1CA positive exponents
2x 2
[4]

QUESTION 11 [11 MARKS]

11.1 The graph passes through the origin.

Or
f ( x)  ( x  0) ( x  a)2
2

1M any logical explanation

[1]
11.2 11.2.1 f ( x)  x( x  2) 2 1A factorization
a2 1CA
[2]
11.2.2 f '( x)  0 1M
3x 2  8 x  4  0 1A correct differentiation
(3x  2)( x  2)  0 1CA factors
2
b 1CA
3
[4]
11.3 f '(0)  3(0)2  8(0)  4 1CA substitution into derivative
m4 1CA
[2]
11.4 x3  4 x 2  4 x  p  2 1M taking 2 to RHS
p2 1CA (full marks for answer only)
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QUESTION 12 [9 MARKS]

12.1  x
x 2  40    0 1M for inequality
 3
x  120km / hour 1A for inequality sign
1CA for 120km/hour
Full marks if units are omitted.
[3]
12.2 x3
P  40 x 2 
3
P '( x)  0 1M
80 x  x  0
2

1CA
x(80  x)  0
1CA correct factorization
x  80km / hour 1CA
803
P  10(80)2  1CA
12
P  21333,33 Rand / day 1CA
Full marks if units are omitted.
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QUESTION 13 [15 MARKS]

13.1 1 7
 2A for both outcome
6 16
1M for addition
29
 1CA for simplification
48
[4]
13.2 13.2.1 S
3A for each section
A B

1 5
x 6 12
1
3
[3]
13.2.2 1 5 1
x   1 1M
6 12 3
1
x 1A
12
1 1 1
P( A)    1CA
6 12 4
[3]
13.3 36 000 1A
[1]
13.4 13.4.1 2.9! 2A
[2]
13.4.2 8.8! 2A
[2]

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