NATIONAL

SENIOR CERTIF ICATE

GRADE 12

MATHEMATICS

MARKING GUIDELINE

COMMON TEST

MARCH 2023

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Mathematics 2 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 1

1.1 2 ; 7 ; 14 ; 23 ; 34 ; ...........

5 ; 7 ; 9 ; 11 ; ...........

2; 2; 2

Fifth term is 34 A 34 (1)

1.2 Tn  an 2  bn  c

2a  2
a 1 A a  1
5  3a  b
5  3(1)  b

2b CA b  2
2  1 2  c
c  1 CA c  1
Tn  n 2  2n  1 CAanswer (4)

1.3 First difference 5;7;9;11;....

Tn  2n  3 A 2n  3

57  2n  3 CAequating to 57
54  2n
27  n
Between T27 and T28 CA T27 and T28 (3)

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Mathematics 3 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 2

2.1.1 10; a; 24; b;38;......

a 10  24  a Aequating

2a  34
a  17

38  b  b  24 Aequating (2)

62  2b
31  b

OR OR
A answer
24  10
a  17
2
A answer
24  38 (2)
b  31
2

2.1.2 a  10
d 7
n
Sn   2a   n  1 d 
2
67
S67   2(10)   67  1 7  Asubstituting
2 
S67  16147 CAanswer (2)

OR

n
Sn  a  l 
2
67
S67  10  472  Asubstituting
2
S67  16147 CAanswer

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Mathematics 4 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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2.1.3 10; 24;38;52;66;.....................

a  10 Asequence

d  14
n  34
n
Sn   2a   n  1 d 
2
34
S34   2(10)   34  114 
2 
CAsub into formula
S34  8194
CAanswer
OR OR
n
Sn  a  l 
2
CAsub into formula
34
S34  10  472  A 472
2
S34  8194
CAanswer (3)

2.2 
3 1
For :  3.2
r 2
1 r
a
2
r
2

S 
a

1,5
3 A S  3
1  r 1  0,5
12
3 1
For  3.2
r 2
1 r
a
2
r
2
n  11
A S11  2,999
1,5 1  (0,5) 11
  2,999
S11 
1  0,5
 3  2, 999  5, 999
CAanswer (3)

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Mathematics 5 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 3

3.1
3.1.1 r  x2 A (1)

3.1.2 1  x  2  1 A

1 x  3 CA answer (2)

3.2 a  ar  ar 2  ar 3  8400

ar 3  27a A forming equation

r 3 A ar 3  27a

a  3a  9a  27a  8400 CA value of r

40a  8400
a  210
R 210; R630; R1890; R5670 CA answer (4)

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Mathematics 6 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 4

4.1 2 A equating
 x 1
x

2  x2  x

0  x2  x  2

0   x  2  x  1 CAfactors

x  2or 1 CA x values

y  2 1  1 CA y values (4)

y  1  1  2

 2;1 ;  1; 2 
4.2 Ashape of f

Aslope of g

CAlabel points of (3)

intersection

4.3 x  1 CA x  1
or
0 x2 CAend points
A notation (3)

4.4 Translation 3 units to the left and 4 units down. A 3 units left
A 4 units down (2)

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Mathematics 7 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 5

5.1 1 A (1)
k
2
5.2 3 A (1)
m
2
5.3 y  a  x  x1  x  x2 

 3
y  a  x    x  2 CAsub x - intercepts
 2

 3
6  a  0   0  2 Asub (0;6)
 2

6  3a
2  a CA a  2

 3
y  2  x    x  2 
 2

 1 
y  2  x 2  x  3 
 2 

y  2 x 2  x  6
2
1 1 49 1
y  2     6  Asub x 
4 4 8 4

49
n
8
CAvalue for n (5)
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Mathematics 8 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 6

6.1 27 3
 a3 Asub (3;3 )
8 8

27
3 a Acube root
8
3
a (2)
2

6.2 xR A (1)

6.3

Ashape
Apoint
Ax- intercept

(3)

6.4 3
y Aswapping x
x 
2 and y
coordinates.

g ( x)  log 3 x A answer (2)

2
(Answer only,
full marks)
6.5  3 CA answer
x   0;3 
 8 (1)
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Mathematics 9 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 7

7.1
7.1.1 1  t2 y
tan 40  A diagram
t o
1 50
40o
1  t2 1  t2
A
t x t

(2)

7.1.2 cos2 130o

= (–cos 50o )2 A – cos 50o
2
 1  t2   1  t2 
2

=  
CA  
 1   1 
   
CA 1 – t2
= 1 – t2 (3)

7.1.3 cos 220o

= cos (180o + 40o ) A cos (180o + 40o )
= –cos 40o A –cos 40o
= –t CA –t
(3)

7.2 cos 213 . cos 303

sin 237o . cos 147o –
tan 237
A –sin 57o
 cos 33 cos 57 A –cos 33o
= (–sin 57o ) . (–cos 33o ) –
tan 57
sin 57 . cos 57 A –cos 33o
= sin 57o . sin 57o +
tan 57 A cos 57o
cos 57
= sin 57o . sin 57o + sin 57o . cos 57o . A tan 57o
sin 57
= sin2 57o + cos2 57o A sin2 57o + cos2 57o
=1 A answer
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Mathematics 10 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 8

8.1 1  cos 2 x  sin x

tan x =
sin 2 x  cos x
1  cos 2 x  sin x
RHS = A 1 – 2 sin2 x
sin 2 x  cos x A 2 sin x cos x
=
 
1  1  2 sin 2 x  sin x
2 sin x cos x  cos x A simplification
2 sin 2 x  sin x
= A (2 sin x – 1) cos x
cos x 2 sin x  1
sin x 2 sin x  1
=
cos x 2 sin x  1 A denominator and numerator
= tan x
= LHS (5)

8.2 Undefined if: sin 2x – cos x = 0 A = 0

2 sin x cos x – cos x = 0 A 2 sin x cos x
cos x (2 sin x – 1) = 0
A cos x = 0
 cos x = 0 or sin x = 1 2
A sin x = 1
2

 x = 90 + k . 360 or x = 30 + k . 360 ; k  
o o o o

OR A both general solutions

x = 270o + k.360o or x = 150o + k.360o ; k  

 not defined if x = 0o ; 90o ; 150o ; 270o AA (1 mark for any 2
correct values)

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Mathematics 11 March 2023 Co mmon Test
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QUESTION 9

9.1 a = 2 A a = 2
b = –45o A b = –45o (2)

9.2 Period : 360o A 360o (1)

9.3 C (–135o ; –1) A –135o A –1 (2)

9.4 D (0o ; 0,707) A 0,707

E (180o ; –0,707) A –0,707 (2)
(Don’t penalise for rounding off)
9.5 0o  x < 165o ; x  45o A correct notation
A correct end values
A x  45o (3)
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QUESTION 10

10.1 In ∆RQS: Area ∆RQS = 1

2 SQ . RQ sin y A area rule

=
a RQ sin y 1 A substitution
2
2A
 RQ  A RQ
a sin y

PQ
In ∆PQR: tan x  PQ
QR A
QR
 PQ = QR tan x A QR tan x
2 A . tan x
= (5)
a sin y
10.2 2 A . tan x
PQ =
a sin y A making A subject of
formula
PQ a sin y
2A =
tan x
PQ a . sin y
A=
2 tan x A substitute values
77m . 89m sin 115
=
2 tan 46,5
77m . 89m (0,906)
=
2 (1,054) A 0,906
= 2945,36 m2 A 1,054 (5)
CA answer
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