NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS P1

SEPTEMBER 2021

GRADE 12

MEMORANDUM

MARKS: 150

TIME: 3 HOURS

This MEMORANDUM consists of 11 pages.

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QUESTION 1 [23]

1.1.1 x 2  x   0
  answers
x  0 or x  2
(2)

1.1.2 2 x  33  x   2
6 x  2 x 2  9  3x  2  0  standard form
2 x  3x  7  0
2

 substitution into correct formula

 (3)  3  4(2)(2)
2

x
2(2)
 65
 3  65
x
4
‒1 for rounding  answers (4)
x  2,77 or x   1,27

1.1.3 27 x . 9 x  2  1

(33 ) x . (3 2 ) x  2  1
 exponential law
3 3 x  2 x  4  30
 30
5x = 4
4
x  answer
5
(3)

1.1.4 x
5  2x  4
2  squaring both sides

 
2
2 x 
5  2x    4
2 
x2
5  2x   4 x  16
4
20  8 x  x 2  16 x  64  standard form
x 2  24 x  44  0  factors
x  2x  22  0  both x-values

x  2 or x  22  exclusion (5)

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1.1.5 xx  4  3

x 2  4x  3  0  standard form
x  3x  1  0
 factors

 method

x  3 or x  1
 answer
OR
(4)
x  ;3   1;  
1.2 x  y 1
x  y 1 isolation

2 x  y x  2 y  3  0
substitution
2 y  1  y  y  1  2 y  3  0
standard form
 y  23 y  2  0
 y-values
2
y  or y  2
3
2 5  x-values (5)
x   1 x   2  1  1
3 3

OR
isolation
y  x 1
2 x  y x  2 y  3  0 substitution
2 x  x  1x  2x  1  3  0 standard form
x  13x  5  0
5 x-values
x  or x   1
3
5 2 y - values (5)
y 1 y  1 1   2
3 3

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QUESTION 2 [25]

2.1.1 1 ; – 5 ; –13; – 23

– 6 – 8 – 10

–2 –2 value of a
2a = –2 3a + b = -6 a+b+c=3 value of b
a = –1 3(–1) +b = – 6 –1 – 3 + c = 1
value of c
b = –3 c=5
Tn  n  3n  5
2 equation (4)

2.1.2 Tn  n 2  3n  5
 643  n 2  3n  5
n 2  3n  648  0  standard form
n  24n  27   0  factors
n  24 or n  27
answer (3)
T24  648

2.2 S n  n2 a  l 
155  n2 2  29 substitution into the correct formula
310  31n  value of n
n  10

Tn  a  9d
 substitution into the correct formula
29  2  9d
9d  27 answer
d 3 (4)
2.3 14

 15  4n
3 value of a , d and n
3  1  5......

S n  2a  n  1d 
n
 substitution into the correct formula
2
 2(3)  11 4
12
2  answer
= ‒228 (3)

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2.4 S 8 : S 4  97 : 81
S8

a r8 1 


a r 4 1

97   substitution into the correct formula
S4 r 1 r 1 81
 
a r 4 1 r 4 1

r 1
97
factors of r 8  1
r 1 a r 1
4
81  
97
1  r4 
81 16
 r4 
16 81
r4 
81
24
r  4
4

3
2  value of r
r
3  sequence (5)
Sequence: 9 ; 6 ; 4

2.5
2 p  5   p  5   p  53  ...... p  5
2 1
2
2.5.1 r 1
2
 p  5  value of r
1  r  1  1  r  1
1  1
2
 p  5  1
2  p5  2
answer
3  p7
(3)
2.5.2
24  5  4  5  4  53  ...... p  5
2 1
2  value of a and r
1
2 ;1; 
2
a substitution into the correct formula
S 
1 r
2
S 
1   12 
 answer
4
=
3 (3)

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QUESTION 3
[14]

3.1 6
g ( x)   1
x3
3.1.1 x3  x3
y 1  y 1 (2)

3.1.2 6  answers
y  1
03 (1)
y3

3.1.3 6   answers
0  1
x3 (2)
 6  1( x  3)
x9
3.1.4
y
 asymptotes

3
 intercepts
1
0 3 9 x  shape (3)

3.2 x  3 or 9  x
OR   answers (2)
x    ; 3   9 ;  
3.3 h( x )  x  c substitution
1 3  c
value of c
c  2 (2)

3.4 Reflection y = 1  reflection y = 1

Translation 6 units to the left 6 units to the left (2)

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QUESTION 4
4.1.1 f ( x)  2 0  8
f ( x) 1  8 B0 ;  7  value of y

0  2x  8
y=0
2 x  23
x3 C3 ; 0 value of x
(3)
4.1.2 y  ax  p   q
2

4,5  a0  3  0 substitution of A(0 ; 4,5)

2

1 substitution of C(3 ; 0)
a
2 value of a
1
y   x  3  0
2

2
value of b
y   x2  6x  9
1
2 (4)
b  3
4.1.3  f ( x)   2 x  8  answer
⸫ y 8 (2)
OR
y  ( ; 8]
4.1.4 h x   f ( 2 x )  8
 22x  8  8  h( x )  4 x
 swop x and y
h( x )  4 x  answer
h 1( x)  log 4 x (3)

4.1.5.a x  3  answers
OR (2)
x    ; 3
4.1.5.b g / x   x  3 x 3
x < 0 answers
x  3 or x < 0 OR x  3;     ; 0
(2)
4.2 y  4x  x 2
 y
y /  4  2x
mOA  4
 gradient of OA
tan XÔA  4
XÔA  75,96  XÔA  75,96
ˆ 1
tan XOB
2  XÔB  26,56
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XÔB  26,56
 49 (rounded to nearest degree)
⸫ AÔB  75,96  26,56  49 (5)
[21]

QUESTION 5
[15]

5.1.1 A  P1  i 
n

12 n
 0.12 
150 000  18 0001   substitution into correct
 12 
formula
 150 
log1.01  log  
12n

 18  correct use of logs

log150 
12n  18

log1,01  n value

12n  213,084
n  17,76  answer (4)
⸫ 18 years
5.1.2 x [(1  i ) n  1]
F  i value
i
 0,12 216   n value
150 1    1  substitution into correct
 12  
 formula
0,12
 answer (4)
12
F  R113 679, 09
5.2.1  i
2
 0,16 
4

1    1   2
 2  4   i
 1  
 1,04  2
4


i  2 1,04  1
2
  0,16 
 1 
4


 4 
= 0,1632  simplification
Rate = 16,32%
(3)
5.2.2
P 

x 1 1  i 
n

i  substitution into correct
  0,1632  15  formula
2500 1 1    value of i
  2  
P 
0,1632 value of n
2
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 R 21 191,22 answer
(4)

Penalty of –1 for notation in Question 6

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QUESTION 6 [14]
6.1 f x   3x 2  2
substitute f(x + h)
f x  h   3x  h   2
2

f x  h   3x 2  6 xh  3h 2  2

f ( x  h) 2  f ( x )
f x   lim
h 0 h

f x   lim

3x 2  6 xh  3h 2  2  3x 2  2  correct substitution into
h 0 h formula and notation

3x 2  6 xh  3 h 2  2  3 x 2  2
f x   lim
h 0 h simplification

6 xh  3h 2
f x   lim
h 0 h

h6 x  3h 
f x   lim common factor
h 0 h

 6x  answer (5)
6.2.1 f ( x)  3x  5 x
2  6x
f ' ( x)  6 x  5  5 (2)
6.2.2   2x  x 
Dx  
 x2 
1

 2x x 2 
1
 x  x2
 Dx   2  2 
 x x  simplified expression

 D x  2 x 1  x
3
2
  2 x 2
3 5
3 5   x2 (4)
 2 x 2  x 2 2
2

6.3  1  8x 3 
y   
 1  2x 

 1  2 x  1  2 x  x 2
y  
   factors
1  2x 
 
y  1  2x  x 2
dy derivative (3)
 2  2x
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QUESTION 7 [13]
7.1 f ( x)  x  2x  1x  3 substitution into correct formula

 x  2 x 2  4 x  3 
 x 3  4 x 2  3x  2 x 2  8 x  6 simplification (2)
 x 3  2 x 2  5x  6
b  2 c  5 d  6
7.2 3x 2  4 x  5  0  derivative = 0
 (4)   4 2
 4(3)(5)
x
2(3)  formula
4  76
x
6
x  2,12 or x  0,79  x – values (3)
7.3 f is decreasing answers (1)

7.4 6x  4  0 inequality
2
x answer (2)
3
7.5 PQ  x 3  2 x 2  5 x  6  2 x  length of PQ in terms of x
 x3  2x 2  7x  6
Max/Min: 3x 2  4 x  7  0  derivative
3x  7 x  1  0
7  x – values
x or x  1
3  substitution
PQ   1  2 1  7 1  6
3 2

 value of PQ (5)
= 10

QUESTION 8 [10]
8.1 3
 x 2  6 x  180  0 P = 0
80
x 2  160 x  4800  0
factors
x  120x  40  0
x  120 or x  20 answer (3)
⸫No profit at 120km/h or 40km/h
8.2 6  derivative
 x60
80
x  80  value of x

P   80  680  180

3 2
substitution into correct formula
80
P = 60
value of P (4)
⸫ Most economical speed is 80km/h
And a Profit of R60/h

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8.3 3 2
 x  6 x  180  0
80
x 2  160 x  4800  0  inequality
x  120x  40  0  method
30  x  40 or x  120  answer (3)

QUESTION 9 [15]
9.1.1 Not Mutually exclusive because P(A and B) ≠0 No
 P(A and B) ≠0 (2)
9.1.2 48 12
P(Male and Vodacom)    0, 203 answer (1)
236 59
9.1.3 120
P(Male)   0,508  0,508
236
100
P(Vodacom)   0, 424  0,424
236
P(Male)  P(Vodacom)  0,508  0, 424  0, 215
 P(Male)  P(Vodacom) 
P(Male)  P(Vodacom)  P(Male and Vodacom) P(Male and Vodacom)
⸫not independent (3)
9.2 2! 5! 1  2! 5!

7! 21  7!
 answer (3)
9.3.1 7 3  343  73
 answer (2)
9.3.2 7! 7!
 210 OR 7  6  5  210 
4! 4!
 answer (2)
9.3.3 4  7  2  1  55 OR 14  4  1  55  4 7 2
 answer (2)

TOTAL: 150

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