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EASTERN CAPE
EDUCATION

NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS – FIRST PAPER

NOVEMBER 2009
MEMORANDUM

MARKS: 150

TIME: 3 hours

This memorandum consists of 13 pages.

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QUESTION 1

1.1.1 x 2
=
2x + 1 x + 3
x(x + 3) = 2(2x + 1) cross multiplication
x2 + 3x = 4x + 2 simplification
x2 – x – 2 = 0 standard form
(x – 2)(x + 1) = 0 factors
x = 2 or x = -1 both solutions (5)

1.1.2 (x – 3)(2x +1) = 5

2x² – 5x – 3 = 5
2x² – 5x – 8 = 0 standard form
− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a formula
− (-5) ± (-5)2 − 4(2)(-8)
=
2(2) substitution
5 ± 89
=
4
= 3,61 or -1,11 answers (5)

1.1.3 2x – 2 < -3x2 – 6x – 6

3x² + 8x + 4 < 0 standard form
(3x + 2)(x + 2) < 0 factors
-2
-2 < x <
3 answer (4)

1.2 r =2 value of r
s = -7 value of s
t =3 value of t (3)

1.3 OPTION 1:
2x = y – 8 …………...(1)
y + 16 = 2x2 + 10x ………(2)
y = 2x + 8 …………..(3) making y the subject

Substitute (3) into (2):

2x + 8 + 16 = 2x2 + 10x substitution
2x2 + 8x – 24 = 0
x² + 4x – 12 = 0 standard form
(x + 6)(x – 2) = 0 factors
x = -6 or x = 2 answers
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Substitute x = -6 into (3):

y = 2(-6) + 8
y = -4 y-value
Substitute x = 2 into(3):
y = 2(2) + 8
y = 12 y-value

OPTION 2:
2x = y – 8 .…………...(1)
y + 16 = 2x2 + 10x ………(2)
y
x= – 4 ………….(3)
2 making x the subject

Substitute (3) into (2):

y y
y + 16 = 2( − 4) 2 + 10( − 4)
2 2 substitution
2
y
y + 16 = 2( − 4 y + 16) + 5 y − 40
4
2
y
y + 16 = – 8y + 32 + 5y – 40
2
2y + 32 = y2 – 16y + 64 + 10y – 80
y2 – 8y – 48 = 0 standard form
(y – 12)(y + 4) = 0 factors
y = 12 or y = -4 answers

Substitute y = 12 into (3):

12
x= −4
2
x=2 x-value
Substitute y = -4 into (3):
-4
x= −4
2
x = -6 x-value (7)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 2 x+2 + 2 x
+9
2 x −3
2 x (2 2 + 1)
= +9
2 x .2 − 3 common factor
= 5. 2 + 9
3
simplification
= 40 + 9
= 49 simplification
= 7 answer (4)

2.2.1 x=0 answer (1)

2.2.2 2x + 4 < 0 method

x < -2 answer (2)

2.3 Hypotenuse = ( 5 + 1) 2 + ( 5 − 1) 2 method

= 5 + 2 5 + 1+ 5 − 2 5 + 1 simplification
= 12 simplification
= 2 3 answer (4)
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QUESTION 3

3.1.1 -5 ; -9 answers (2)

3.1.2 a + b = 7 …………(1)
2a + b = 3 …………(2)
-a + = 4 …………(1) – (2)
a = -4 value of a

Substitute a = -4 into (1)

b=7+4
b = 11 value of b
Tn = -4n + 11 answer (3)

3.1.3 T11 = -4(11) + 11 substitution into Tn

= -33 answer (2)

3.1.4 Tn = -4n + 11 substitution into Tn

-233 = -4n + 11
-244 = -4n
61 = n answer
T61 = -233 (2)

3.2.1 1; 2; 4; 8; … answers (4)

3.2.2 15 answer (1)

3.2.3 2n-1 = 64 substitution

2n-1 = 26 simplification
n–1=6
n=7 answer
T7 = 64 (3)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 1 ; 3 ; 6 ; 10…
st
1 difference : 2 ; 3 ; 4
2nd difference : 1 ; 1 answer (1)

4.2 OPTION 1 2a = 1
1
∴a =
2 value of a
Tn = an + bn + c
2

1
Substitute a = into Tn
2
1 2
Tn = n + bn + c
2 substitution
1
+b+c =1
2
1
b+c = …………..(1)
2 method
1
( 4) + 2b + c = 3
2
2b + c = 1 ………….(2)
1
(2) – (1) b=
2 value of b
1
Substitute b = into (2)
2
1
2( ) + c = 1
2
c=0 value of c
1 2 1
Tn = n + n
2 2 answer

OPTION 2

a + b + c = 1……………….(1) method
4a + 2b + c = 3……………….(2)
9a +3b + c = 6 ………………(3)
(2) – (1) 3a + b = 2
(3) – (2) 5a + b = 3
-2a = -1
1
∴a =
2 value of a
1
Substitute ∴ a = into 3a + b = 2
2
1
3( ) + b = 2
2 substitution
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1
∴b =
2 value of b
1 1
Substitute a = and b = into (1)
2 2
1 1
+ +c =1
2 2
c=0 value of c
1 1
Tn = n 2 + n
2 2 answer

OPTION 3

Let Tn be the nth terms of the

sequence.
T2 − T1 = 2 method
T3 − T2 = 3
T4 − T3 = 4
Tn − Tn−1 =…………
Add both sides
Tn − T1 = 2 + 3 + 4.......(n − 1)terms method
(n − 1)
Tn − 1 = [2(2) + (n − 2)1]
2 substitution
(n − 1)(n − 2)
Tn − 1 = 2(n − 1) +
2 simplification
n − 3n + 2
2
Tn = 2(n –1)+ +1
2 simplification
n 2 3n
Tn = 2n − 2 + − + 1+ 1
2 2
n2 n
Tn = +
2 2 answer (6)

4.3 1 2 1
Tn = n + n
2 2
1 1
231 = n 2 + n
2 2 substitution
0 = n + n − 462
2
standard form
0 = (n – 21)(n + 22) factors
n = 21 or n = -22
21 cans in the bottom layer. answer (4)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 Loan Account = R160 000 – R50 000

= R110 000 answer

A = P(1 + i) n formula
0,1 36
= 110 000(1 + )
12 i n
= R148 300 answer

148 300
Monthly instalment =
36
= R4 119,44 answer (6)

5.2 A = P(1 − i)n formula

1 000 = 4 800(1 − i )5
substitution
1000
5 − 1 = −i
4800 simplification
-0,269278…. = - i
i = 0,269278….. simplification
r = 26,93% answer (5)

5.3.1 A = P(1 + i)n formula

45 000
Last 2 years: P =
0,11 24
(1 + )
12 substitution
P = R36 149,56 answer

36 149,56
1st year: P=
0,095 4
(1 + )
4 substitution
P = R32 909,96 answer

Vuyo invested R32 909,96 Answer only – full marks (5)

5.3.2 i m
i = (1 + ) −1
m formula
= (1 + 0,02375)4 – 1 substitution
= 0,098438279
r = 9,84 % answer (3)
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QUESTION 6

6.1.1 f (x) = b x + c (0 ; -3)

−3 =b +c 0
substitution
− 3 = 1+ c
c = -4
Equation of asymptote: y = -4 answer (2)

6.1.2 f (x) = b x + c (2 ; 5) substitution of (2 ; 5)

5=b −4 2

b2 = 9 simplification
b=3

f(x) = 3x – 4 answer (3)

6.2 f(-5) = 3-5 – 4 substitution

= - 3,996 answer (2)

6.3 Shift f 4 units vertically upwards answer (1)

6.4 k(x) = 3-x or k(x) = b-x answer (1)

6.5 x = -2 answer
y = -1 answer (2)

6.6 a
g( x ) = −1
x+2
a
- 3 = −1 A(0 ; -3)
2 substitution
-6 = a – 2
a = -4 value of a
-4
g( x ) = −1
x+2 answer (3)

6.7 -4
g( x ) = −1 C(x ; -2)
x+2
-4
-2= −1
x+2 substitution
-4
-1=
x+2
-x – 2 = -4 simplification
-x = -2
x=2 answer (3)
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QUESTION 7

7.1 f(x) = x2 – 4x – 5
= x2 – 4x + 4 – 4 – 5 add / subtract 4
= (x – 2)2 – 9 factorise / simplify (3)
∴ TP (2 ; -9)

7.2 x=2 answer (1)

7.3 (4 ; -9) coordinates (2)

7.4 C(0 ; -5) answer (1)

7.5 f (x 2 ) − f (x1 )
Ave grad =
x 2 − x1 formula
−5+8
=
0 −1 f(1) = 8 and substitution
= -3 answer (4)

7.6 f(x) = x2 – 4x – 5
0 = x2 – 4x – 5 f(x) = 0
0 = (x – 5)(x + 1) factors
x = 5 or x = -1 both x values
B(5 ; 0) coordinates of B (4)

7.7 B(5 ; 0) and C(0 ; -5)

m=1 value of m
k = -5 value of k (2)

7.8 f(x) = x2 – 4x – 5 and g(x) = x – 5

FD = x – 5 – x2 + 4x + 5 method
= -x2 + 5x simplification
Substitute x = 2 into FD
FD = -(2)2 + 5x substitution
= -4 + 10
= 6 answer (4)

7.9 k>9 answer (2)

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QUESTION 8

8.1 a=3 answer

b=2 answer
c=2 answer
d=3 answer (4)

8.2 -4≤y ≤2 answer (2)

8.3 120° answer (1)

8.4 x ∈ (-45° ; 45° ) answer (2)

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QUESTION 9

9.1 x + y ≤ 240 inequality

x ≥ 20 inequality
y ≥ 50 inequality
60 x + 30 y ≤ 9000 inequality
y≥x inequality (5)

9.2
300

x = 20

240

60x + 30y = 9000

(20;220)

(60;180) y=x

Freezers

(100;100)

x + y = 240

50

y = 50

20
150 240
Feasible region
(8)
Fridges
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OPTION 1:
9.3 P = 120x + 90y profit

Points Profit
(20 ; 220) R22 200 substitution
(60 ; 180) R23 400 substitution
(100 ; 100) R21 000 substitution

For maximum profit:

60 fridges and 180 freezers answers

OPTION 2:
P = 120x + 90y profit
4
m= −
3 gradient

Search line in optimum position

For maximum profit

60 fridges and 180 freezers answers

OPTION 3:
P = 120x + 90y plus answer only Full marks (6)
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TOTAL: 150