NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE

AMAJUBA DISTRICT
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS
SEQUENCES AND SERIES TEST
04 FEBRUARY 2025

GRADE 12

GRADE 11

MARKS: 35
MARKING GUIDELINE

TIME: 45 MINUTES

This question paper consist of 4 PAGES and a formula sheet.

Mathematics 2 Amajuba District 04/02/2025
CAPS – Grade 12

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.

1. This question paper consists of 3 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, etc. 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, round off answers correct to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.

8. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale

9. Write neatly and legibly.

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Mathematics 3 Amajuba District 04/02/2025
CAPS – Grade 12

QUESTION 1
1.1 Consider the sequence 3; 6; 9; … ; 60.

1.1.1 Determine the number of terms in the sequence. (3)

1.1.2 Determine the sum of the terms in the sequence. (2)

1.1.3 Determine the sum of all the natural numbers from 1 to 60 which are NOT
multiples of 3. (4)

n
1.2 The sum to n terms of a sequence of numbers is given by S n = 5n + 9 , determine
2
the value of the 25th term of this sequence. (4)
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QUESTION 2

1; 3; 5 are the first three terms of the first differences of a quadratic sequence. The 7 th
term of the quadratic sequence is 35.

2.1 Determine the 6th and the 5th terms of the quadratic sequence. (4)

2.2 Determine the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the quadratic sequence. (4)

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QUESTION 3

p
n
25  4  11 529
3.1 Calculate the value of n if   
p=1 4  5 
=
625
(5)

3.2 Given the series: 2(1 + 2 x) + 4(1 + 2 x)2 + 8(1 + 2 x)3 + ... …
Determine the value(s) of x for which the series will converge. (3)

3.3 The first term of a geometric series is equal to 9. The ratio of the sum of the first 8
terms to the sum of the first 4 terms of the same series is 97 : 81. Determine the
common ratio (r), if r  0, of this series and hence the first THREE terms of this
series. (6)
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TOTAL 35

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Mathematics 4 Amajuba District 04/02/2025
CAPS – Grade 12

INFORMATION SHEET: MATHEMATICS

− b  b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
A = P(1 + ni) A = P(1 − ni) A = P(1 − i) n A = P(1 + i ) n
n n
n(n + 1)
1 = n i = Tn = a + (n − 1)d Sn =
n
(2a + (n − 1)d )
i =1 i =1 2 2

Tn = ar n−1 Sn =
(
a r n −1 ) ; r 1 S =
a
; −1  r  1
r −1 1− r

F=

x (1 + i ) − 1
n
 P=

x 1 − (1 + i )
−n

i i
f ( x + h) − f ( x )
f ' ( x) = lim
h→ 0 h
 x + x2 y1 + y 2 
d = ( x 2 − x1 ) 2 + ( y 2 − y1 ) 2 M  1 ; 
 2 2 

y 2 − y1
y = mx + c y − y1 = m( x − x1 ) m= m = tan 
x 2 − x1

(x − a)2 + ( y − b)2 = r 2
a b c
In ABC: = = a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc. cos A
sin A sin B sin C
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 2 = 2 sin  . cos
2 cos2  − 1

( x ; y) → ( x cos − y sin  ; y cos + x sin  )
n 2

 fx  (x − x )
i
x=  = 2 i =1
n n
n( A)
P ( A) = P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
n (S )

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