MOGALAKWENA DISTRICT
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
MATHEMATICS
TERM 4 : COMMON TEST
OCTOBER 2024
MARKS: 50
DURATION : 1.5 HOURS
This question paper consists of 5 pages including the cover.
Mogalakwena District Term 4 Test Grade 11
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1. This task consists of 4 questions.
2. Answer ALL the questions.
3. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper
4. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs, et cetera which you have used in
determining your answers.
5. Answers only will not necessarily be awarded full marks.
6. You may use an approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-
graphical), unless stated otherwise.
7. If necessary, answers should be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.
8. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
9. Write neatly and legibly.
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QUESTION 1
1.1 Given the linear number pattern: 17 ; 14 ; 11 ; … ; −247
1.1.1 Write down the fourth and fifth terms of the number pattern. (2)
1.1.2 Determine the general term 𝑇𝑛, of the number pattern. (2)
1.1.3 Calculate the value of 𝑇17 . (2)
1.1.4 Determine the number of terms in the number pattern. (2)
1.2 In a linear number pattern, the first term is 2𝑥 + 11, the second term is 2 and
the fourth term is 2𝑥 − 4. Calculate the value of 𝑥. (5)
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QUESTION 2
Given the quadratic pattern: 4 ; 9 ; 𝑥 ; 37
2.1 Calculate the value of 𝑥 (4)
2.2 If 𝑥 = 20, calculate between which two terms of the quadratic pattern will the
FIRST difference be 599? (4)
2.3 An expression for the nth term in the pattern can written in the form 𝑇𝑛 =
𝑎𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐.
2.3.1 State whether the turning point of Tn is a local minimum or local
maximum value. Substantiate your answer. (3)
2.3.2 If 𝑇𝑛 = 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5, determine the range of Tn. (3)
2.4 If it is given that in the above pattern:
• The equation of the FIRST difference is 𝑇𝑛 = 6𝑛 − 1
• The quadratic equation is 𝑇𝑛 = 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5.
Determine if there is a possible common value for n in both patterns.
Support your answer with an appropriate calculation. (3)
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QUESTION 3
A packer packs cans into a pyramid.
The cans above are numbered forming a pattern from the FIRST number in
each row.
This pattern is illustrated below.
3.1 Determine an expression for the FIRST value in the nth row of the pattern in the
form 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐. (4)
3.2 Write down the number of the first can in the 50th row. (2)
3.3 In which row will the LAST numbered can be 121? (1)
3.4 If this pattern continues consistently, which row have 241 cans? (3)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 The cylindrical container shown below will be filled with spherical marbles.
The container has a radius of R cm and a perpendicular height of h cm. the
volume of the container in 300 cm3. The radius of each marble is 0,75 cm.
4.1.1 300
Show that the height of the container, h, is given by ℎ = 𝜋𝑅2 (2)
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4.1.2 The container is filled with 100 marbles. Then water is poured into
the container until the water reaches the top of the container.
Calculate the volume of the water that was poured into the container. (3)
4.2 In the diagram below, the right rectangular prism has a square base of x cm and
a height of (180 − 5𝑥) 𝑐𝑚.
Calculate the maximum surface area of the prism. (5)
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GRAND TOTAL: 50
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