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MATHEMATICS

Past Paper Revision Programme

2022

Mixed Exam Questions &

Solutions
GRADE 10
Paper 1
Giuseppe Mac Tavish
HOD Mathematics: Hillcrest High School

E-mail: mactavishg@hhs.co.za
Tel: +27 31 765 1215
Address: 40 Ridge Road, Hillcrest, KZN 3650, South Africa
District: Pinetown
Cluster: Kwasanti

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ALGEBRA AND EXPONENTS

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QUESTION 23 (Grade 10 KZN March 2019)

23.1 Rewrite 0,45 as a common fraction, in simplest form. (1)

23.2 −20 x
Given: P = ; where x  R
1 − 3x

23.2.1 For which value(s) of x is P undefined? (2)

23.2.2 If x = 7, determine between which two integers P lies. (2)

23.3 The larger of two consecutive integers is represented by x + 3 .

Determine an expression which represents the smaller integer. (1)
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QUESTION 24

24.1 Factorise the following expressions fully:

24.1.1 6 x2 + 7 x − 20 (2)

24.1.2 x3 + x 2 − x − 1 (3)

24.2 Simplify the following expressions fully:

24.2.1 (mn + k )(m2 n2 + k 2 )(mn − k ) (3)

24.2.2 ( xy3 − 3)( x2 y 6 + 3xy3 + 9) (2)

24.2.3 32 x −1 .5x − 3
(4)
45x − 2
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QUESTION 25

Determine, without the use of a calculator, the value of x in each of the following:

25.1 ( x − 3)( x + 2) = 0 (2)

25.2 11 32 x+1 = 297 (3)

25.3 4 y2 − 3y −1 y3 + 1
+ 2 = 2 (5)
4 y +1 y − y +1

25.4  x2h = V (2)

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QUESTION 26

26.1 Solve for x and y simultaneously:

4 x = 10 − 3 y (5)
y + 2x = 6

26.2 The following inequality is given: −9  2 x + 3  5 ; where x  R

26.2.1 Solve for x in the inequality. (3)

26.2.2 Represent your answer to QUESTION 26.2.1 on a number line. (1)

26.2.3 Write your answer to QUESTION 26.2.1 in interval notation. (1)

26.3 The mean of three numbers is 25. The second number is four less than
twice the first. The third number is two more than four times the first.

Find the smallest number. (4)

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NUMBER PATTERNS

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QUESTION 6 (Grade 10 KZN March 2018)

An interior decorator wants to decorate a bathroom wall with patterns of grey and white tiles
as shown below:

6.1 Write down the number of tiles used in pattern 4 and pattern 5. (1)

6.2 Determine the n-th term, Tn that represents the number of tiles used in each pattern.(2)

6.3 Calculate how many tiles she will need for the 200th pattern. (2)

6.4 Calculate in which pattern there will there be 1000 tiles. (2)
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GRAPHS & FUNCTIONS

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FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

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SOLUTIONS
ALGEBRA, EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES AND EXPONENTS

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NUMBER PATTERNS

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GRAPHS & FUNCTIONS

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FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

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