NATIONAL

SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

SEPTEMBER 2018

MARKING GUIDELINES

MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours

These marking guidelines consist of 12 pages

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QUESTION 1 [26]
1.1.1 x 2  5x  6  0
 Factors
x  2x  3  0
x   2 or x   3  Answers
(2)
1.1.2 x(2x  5)  1  0

2x 2  5x  1  0  Standard form

 (5)  52  4(2)(1)

x   Substitution into correct formula
2(2)

5  17
x
6  17
x  1,52 or x  0,15  Answers
(5)
1.1.3 3x 2  8x  4  0
3x  2x  2  0  Critical Values

 Method
OR

x
2
or x  2  Notation (3)
3
OR
 2 
xϵ   ;   2; 
 3 

1.1.4 3x  3x2  24
3x 1 32   24  Common factor
8
3x  24  Simplification
 
 9   Exponential Law
3 x  27
3x  33  Answer
x 3
(4)
1.2 y 1x 2
2

x 2  y 2  6x  4 y  4

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y   1 x2  y the subject
2

Substitute y   12 x  2 in x 2  y 2  6x  4 y  4
x 2   1 x  2  6x  4( 1 x  2)  4  Substitution
2
2 2

x 2  4  2x  1 x 2  6x  8  2x  4
4
5 2  Standard form
x  6x  0
4  Factors
5 
x x6  0
 
4 
5
x0 or x  6
4
24  x-values
x 
5
1  Substitution
Substitute x  0 in y   x  2
2
1
y   (0)  2  2
2
24 1
Substitute x   in y   x  2
5 2
1  24 22
y  ( )  2  y-values (7)
2 5 5
OR
y 1x 2
2

x  y 2  6x  4 y  4
2

2y  x  4
x  2y  4  x the subject
Substitute x  2y  4 in x  y  6x  4 y  4
2 2

(4  2 y)2  y 2  6(4  2 y)  4 y  4  Substitution

16  16 y  4 y 2  y 2  24  12 y  4 y  4
 Standard form
5y 2  32 y  44  0
 Factors
5 y  22y  2  0
22  y - values
y or y  2
5
 22  24
x   2   4  
 5  5
 Substitution
x  2(2)  4  0  y-values
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1.3 px2  x( p  2)  p  0
∆=0
0   p  22  4 p  p
 substitution in ∆
0  p2  4 p  4  4 p2
 Simplification
 3p  4 p  4  0
2
 Factors
3p2  4p  4  0  answer (5)
3 p  2p  2  0
2
p or p  2
3

QUESTION 2 [26]
2.1 .... ; .... ; 1 ; 7 ; 15 ; 25; ... ...
2.1.1
7
 Differences

2 4

 Answer (2)
 T1  5
2.1.2 2a  2
a 1  Value of a

3a  b  2
31  b  2  Value of b
b  1

11 c   5  Value of c
c  5

T  n2  n  5  General term (4)

n

2.1.3 T  n2  n  5
n

415  n2  n  5  Standard Form

n2  n  420  0  Factors
n  21n  20  0  Correct n value (3)
 n  21

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2.2 x ; x  3 ; 3x 1
2.2.1 x  3 3x  1  Ratio

x x3
3x2  x  x 2  6x  9
2x2  7x  9  0  Standard Form
2x  9x  1  0  Factors

9
x or x  1
2  Correct x values (4)
2.2.2 1 ; 2 ;  4  Sequence

 
a r n 1
 
S n  r 1
n
 Substitution into the


1  220 1  correct formula
S20 
 2 1
Answer (3)
S20  349525

2.2.3 9 15 25
; ;
2 2 2  value of r
5
r
3
Will not converge
r is not between -1 and 1  Reason (2)
2.3 Tn  a n 1d
 Substitution into correct
Tk  a k 1d  m
formula
a  m k  1d
 Substitution into correct
Tm  a  m  1d  k formula
a  k m  1d
m  d k  1  k  d m  1  Equating
 d k  1  d m  1  k  m
 Factors
dm  1  k  1  k  m
km  Answer (5)
d
mk
2.4 1 q  2  q  3  q  4  q  5  q  15k  Equation
5q 15  15k  Simplification
5q  15k 15  Answer (3)
q  3k  3

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QUESTION 3 [21]
3.1 y  x 2  2x  3  Completing of the square

y  (x2  2x  1 1)  3  Value of x

y  (x 1)2  4  Value of y

TP (1 ; 4)  Turning point (4)

OR
b y  (1)2  2(1)  3
x 
2a 4  Formula for x
2  Value of x
x
2(1)
 Value of y
x 1
 Turning point
TP (1 ; 4)

3.2  x2  2x  3  0
x 2  2x  3  0  Factors

x  3x  1  0
 Correct x values
x  3 or x  1
 Answer (3)
AB = 4units
3.3 EF  x 2  2x  3   x  3  f x  g  x 
 x 2  3x
b
Max: 2x  3  0 OR x  Derivative OR formula
2a
3 3 3
x x 
2 2(1) 2  Value of x (3)

3.4 p(x)  (x  1)2  4  2  Answer (2)

p(x)  (x  1) 2  2
y  2; y R

OR ( ; 2]
3.5.1 Four units down  Translation
One unit to the left  Translation
 Reflection (3)
Reflection over the x-axis

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3.5.2
x  0 or x  0  Answers (2)

3.6.1 B3 ; 0  Critical values

0  x 3  Notation (2)

3.6.2 x 1  Answer (2)

QUESTION 4 [12]
4.1.1 y  ax OR
1
 a1 9  a 2  Substitution
3
1 1
a  a 
3 3  Answer (2)

4.1.2 k
g(x)  q
x p  Substitution of p and q
k
g(x)  1
x2  1
 Substitution of 1; 
1 k  
 1  3 
3 1 2
2 k

3 3
 Value of k
k  2
2
g(x)  1
 Equation (4)
x2
4.2
y  log 1 x  Answer (1)
3

4.3 h(x)  x  c
9  2  c  Substitution of (–2; 9)

c  11  Answer (2)

4.4 0 x  1  Answer (2)

OR
x  ( 0;1]

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QUESTION 5 [15]
5.1 A  P1 i n
 Substitution into correct
x  2x1 0,075 
n

formula
 1 0,075 n
1
2
1  Substitute A & P
log  n log 0,925
2 Use of logs
1
log
n 2
log 0,925

n  8,89  Answer
n = 8 years 11 months  Rounding to months (5)

5.2.1 30
18 480  Answer (1)
100
= R5 544
5.2.2 x 11  i n
P   Substitution in correct
i
Formula
  0,08  
300

5544 11    value of n

  12  
P 
0,08
12  value of i
P  R 718305,71  Answer (4)

5.3 A  P1 i n
18
 0,15   Substitution in correct
A  10001 
 12  Formula
A  R 1 250,58

F 

x 1  i n 1   Value of A

i
 0,15 
18
  Substitution into correct
7001    1 formula
 12  

0,15
12
 Value of F
x = R 14 032,33
 answer (5)
Total: R 15 282,91

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QUESTION 6 Penalty of –1 for notation in Question 6 [13]

6.1 f x   2x2  5

f x  h   2x  h2  5  Finding f(x + h)

f x  h   2x2  4xh  2h2  5
 Simplification

f (x  h)2  f (x)
f x  lim
h0 h

f x   lim

 2x 2  4xh  2h 2  5   2x 2  5   Correct substitution into
Formula and notation
h0 h

 2x 2  4 xh  2h2  5  2 x 2  5
f x  lim
h0 h

 4xh  2h2
f x  lim
h0 h  Common factor

h 4x  2h
f x  lim
h0 h  Answer (5)

  4x

6.2 6
y  5x 
 x½
x
6
y  5x  1

x2 1  Exponent Law
y  5x  6x  2

dy 3
 5  3x  2   Derivative
dx (4)
6.3.1 2x 3  x 2  3x
g(x) 
x 1
x2x  3x  1  Factorise

x 1
 Simplify
 x(2x  3)  2x 2  3x
 Derivative
g '(x)  4x  3
g '(2)  11  Answer (4)
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QUESTION 7 [16]

7.1 y  ax  x1 x  x2 x  x3 

 1  Substitution of x values
y  2x  1 x  x  3
  into correct formula
 2 
y  2x 2  2x  3 x  
 1
   Simplification
 2 

y  2 x 3  x 2  2x  
5 3 
 2 2   Simplification
y  2x3  5x2  4x  3
 Answer (4)

7.2 y  2x3  5x2  4x  3

 Derivative
6x 2  10x  4  0
=0
3x2  5x  2  0
x  23x  1  0  Factors
1
x  2 or x  
3
3 2
 x - values
 1  1  1 
y  2   5   4   3
 3  3  3 
 select one value
100
y
27
 1 100 
A  ;   y – value (6)
 3 27 

7.3 f (x)  2x3  5x2  4x  3

 Value of f(-2)
f (x)  2(2)3  5(2)2  4(2)  3  25  D(2;25)

f '(x)  6x 2  10x  4
 Value of f’’(-2)
f '(x)  6(2)  10(2)  4  40
2

y  y1  m(x  x1 )  Substitution into correct

y  25  40(x  2) formula
y  40x  55  Answer (4)

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7.4 12x 10  0

5  Inequality
x
6
 Answer (2)

QUESTION 8 [7]
8.1 Area = 2(½b x H) + Lx B + Lx B+ Lx B  area
600 = 5x.12x +5xy + 12xy + 13xy
= 60 x2 + 30xy  method

600  60 x 2
 y
30 x  Answer
20  2x 2 (3)
=
x
8.2 Volume = area of base x h  Volume
20  2x 2
= ½ 5x. 12x .
x  simplification
= 600x – 60x3

Max : 600 – 180x2 = 0  f ' (x)  0

10  answer
x2 
3 (4)
10
 x
3

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QUESTION 9 [15]
9.1.1 Event A : 1,2
B: 2,4,6
C:6  P(A)
2 1
P(A) = 
6 3
3 1 P(B)
P(B) = 
6 2
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)  Substitution into correct
2 1 1
=   formula
6 2 6
2  Answer
=
3 (4)

9.1.2 A and C are mutually exclusive  Events

P(A and C) = 0  Reason (2)

9.1.3 1 1 1
P(B) x P(C)=    P(B) x P(C)
2 6 12
1
P(B  C)   P(B  C)
6
P(B) P(C)  P(B  C)
Conclusion (3)
B and C are not independent events

9.2.1 6!  720  6!
 Answer (2)
9.2.2 1!4!1! 24  1!4!1!
 Answer (2)
9.2.3 2!  4! 5  240  2!  4! 5
P(Visits) 
240 1
  Answer
720 3 (2)

TOTAL: 150

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