NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
MATHEMATICS P2
NOVEMBER 2024
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
This question paper consists of 13 pages, 1 information sheet
and a SPECIAL ANSWER BOOK of 20 pages.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1. This question paper consists of 10 questions.
2. Answer ALL the questions in the SPECIAL ANSWER BOOK provided.
3. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs, et cetera that you have used in
determining your answers.
4. Answers only will NOT necessarily be awarded full marks.
5. An approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical) may be
used, unless stated otherwise.
6. If necessary, answers should be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.
7. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
8. An information sheet with formulae is included at the end of the question paper.
9. Write neatly and legibly.
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QUESTION 1
1.1 The table below shows the number of tourists who stayed at a hotel in Durban from 20
to 31 December 2023.
Date in
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
December
Number
286 68 150 147 176 255 132 174 172 197 172 39
of tourists
1.1.1 Calculate the mean of the data. (2)
1.1.2 Write down the standard deviation of the data. (1)
1.1.3 Calculate the percentage of days on which the number of tourists who stayed
at this hotel was within one standard deviation of the mean. (3)
1.2 The number of tourists who stayed at this hotel during the entire month of October
and the entire month of November are summarised in the box-and-whisker diagrams
below.
October (whole month)
5 32 49 103 197
November (whole month)
26 64 107 133 220
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220
1.2.1 Calculate the range of the number of tourists who stayed at the hotel during
November. (1)
1.2.2 Comment on the skewness of the data for October. (1)
1.2.3 The maximum for October was incorrectly recorded. The correct value is
higher than the recorded value. If this correction is made, what effect will it
have on the:
1.2.3 (a) mean? (1)
1.2.3 (b) median? (1)
1.2.4 There was only one day during November on which 64 tourists stayed at the
hotel. On how many days during November did less than 64 tourists stay at
the hotel? (2)
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QUESTION 2
The marks (in percentage) obtained by Grade 11 learners in their Mathematics Examination is
shown in the histogram.
Histogram showing marks obtained in a Grade 11 Mathematics Examination.
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
Frequency
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Marks (in percentage)
2.1 Use the above histogram to complete the partially completed frequency and the
cumulative frequency columns of the table provided in the ANSWER BOOK. (3)
2.2 Draw the cumulative frequency graph (ogive) of this data on the grid provided in the
ANSWER BOOK. (3)
2.3 Use the ogive to estimate the:
2.3.1 number of learners who scored more than 75% in the examination. (2)
2.3.2 median mark of the results. (1)
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QUESTION 3
3.1 P 1 ; 1 , Q 2 ; 5 and R 5 ; y are three points in the Cartesian plane. Calculate the
value(s) of y such that:
3.1.1 P, Q and R are collinear. (4)
3.1.2 ˆ 90 .
PQR (3)
3.2 In the sketch below, R 5 ; 1 , S 4 ; 2 and T 1 ; 3 are the vertices of RST .
RS and ST intersect the x axis at F 2 ; 0 and D respectively. E is the y intercept of
RS. The equation of RS is 3 y x 2 0 and RST ˆ . and are the angles of
inclination of RS and ST respectively.
B
E
x
O D
3.2.1 Calculate the length of RT. (2)
3.2.2 Calculate the gradient of ST. (2)
3.2.3 Calculate the coordinates of M, the midpoint of RS. (2)
3.2.4 Determine the equation of a line parallel to ST passing through M. (3)
3.2.5 Determine the co-ordinates of G if RGST, in that order, is a parallelogram. (2)
3.2.6 Calculate the size of . (5)
3.2.7 Calculate the area of SEOD. (6)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 If 2cos 1 0 and sin 0 , determine WITHOUT the use of a calculator and
with the aid of a diagram, the value of:
4.1.1 sin (4)
4.1.2 2 tan 2 cos2 (2)
cos 90 .cos .tan 360
4.2 Simplify to a single trigonometric term. (6)
sin 180
4.3 WITHOUT using a calculator, calculate the value of:
2sin 510 cos 340.cos 20 (6)
cos 2 110
sin x cos x
4.4 Given the following expression:
1 cos x sin x
sin x cos x 1
4.4.1 Prove that: (4)
1 cos x sin x sin x
4.4.2 Determine the general solution for which the identity in QUESTION 4.4.1
is undefined. (5)
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QUESTION 5
The graph of f x 2 cos x p is sketched below for x 90 ; 180 .
2
f
x
-90 -45 0 45 90 135 180
-1
-2
-3
5.1 Write down the amplitude of f. (1)
5.2 Write down the value of p. (1)
5.3 Given that g x sin 2 x 1 , write down the period of g. (1)
5.4 On the system of axes provided in the ANSWER BOOK, sketch the graph of
g x sin 2 x 1 for x 90 ; 180 . (3)
5.5 Use your graphs to write down the value(s) of x for which:
5.5.1 f x .g x 0 (3)
5.5.2 f x g x 2 (3)
5.6 Graph h is obtained when f is translated 45° to the left. Determine the equation
of h. Write your answer in its simplest form. (2)
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QUESTION 6
A cableway connects the top of two mountains across a valley. The distance from E to F is d.
From F, the angle of depression to E is and the angle of depression to G at the bottom of the
valley is . The angle of depression from E to G is . H is a point that is directly below F and
in the same horizontal plane as G. The distance from G to H is x.
G x H
6.1 ˆ in terms of and .
Write down the size of FGE (2)
d sin
2
6.2 Show that FH x
2
(5)
sin
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QUESTION 7
The diagram below shows a sketch of an oil container which is made up of a cylinder and a
cone. The cylinder and the cone have the same radius. The height, h, of the cylinder is 15 cm
and the slant height, s, of the cone is 10 cm. The volume of the cylinder is 4 000 cm3.
1
V area of base H V = r 2h SA = r 2 2 rh SA rs
3
s
H
7.1 Calculate the total volume of the oil container. (7)
7.2 Calculate the total surface area of the oil container. (3)
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QUESTION 8
In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle passing through K, L and M. J is the
midpoint of chord KL. Chord KM produced and JO produced meet in N. JN intersects chord
ML in H. MO and LO are drawn. K̂ 50 .
Calculate, giving reasons, the size of:
8.1 ˆ
MOL (2)
8.2 L̂1 (2)
8.3 N̂ (3)
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QUESTION 9
9.1 In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle. P, S, R and K are points on the circle.
SOK is a straight line intersecting PR at T. PS = SR and OR is joined. Ŝ1 x .
2
S
1
P x
O
1
2
2
1
K R
9.1.1 Calculate P̂ in terms of x. (4)
9.1.2 Prove that Sˆ 2 Sˆ 1 . (3)
9.2 In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle. A, B, C and D lie on the circle.
BOD is perpendicular to AC at E. AO and BC are drawn.
A E C
D
Prove that 2AO ED BC2 AE 2
2
(5)
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QUESTION 10
10.1 In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle passing through B, D and E. AC is
a tangent to the circle at B. BD, DE and BE are joined.
E
O
A
1
B
C
Use the diagram above to prove the theorem which states that the angle between a
tangent to the circle and the chord drawn from the point of contact is equal to the
ˆ DEB
angle that the chord subtends in the alternate segment, i.e. B ˆ . (5)
1
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10.2 In the diagram, two circles touch internally at B. A is a point outside the circle.
AB and AD are tangents to the larger circle at B and D respectively. AB is also a
tangent to the smaller circle at B. BC is a diameter of the smaller circle. BC produced
meets the larger circle at P. The line from A to C intersects DB and the smaller circle
at F. DC produced meets the smaller circle at R. DP and BR are drawn.
D
3
1
2
1
2
C
4
F1 2 3
3
4
2 R
1 3
B
A
Prove that:
10.2.1 AC DB (2)
10.2.2 AC // DP. (4)
10.2.3 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. (4)
10.2.4 CP = CD . (4)
10.2.5 BR // AD. (4)
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INFORMATION SHEET
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2 2
y 2 y1
y mx c y y1 m x x1 m m tan
x2 x1
x a 2 y b2 r2
a b c
In ABC:
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc. cos A
1
area ABC ab. sin C
2
sin sin .cos cos .sin sin sin .cos cos .sin
cos cos .cos sin .sin cos cos .cos sin .sin
cos2 sin 2
cos 2 1 2 sin 2 sin 2α 2 sin α .cos α
2 cos2 1
n
x
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n( A)
P( A) P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
nS
yˆ a bx b
x x ( y y )
(x x) 2
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