CAPRICORN NORTH DISTRICT

TERM 1 JANUARY TEST MARKING GUIDELINE

MATHEMATICS

GRADE 12
QUESTION 1
1.1.1 𝑥 = 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 7 ✓ x=0

✓ x=7

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1.1.2 −𝑏 ± √𝑏2 − 4𝑎𝑐 ✓ correct

𝑥 = 1,43 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 0,23 ✓ x value

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1.1.3 (√𝑥 − 1) = (𝑥 − 1)2

✓ square both
𝑥^2 − 3𝑥 + 2 = 0
sides
(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 3) = 0
✓ factors
𝑥 = 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 3
✓ values of x

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1.1.4 5 ✓ divide by 2
2𝑥 −3 = 64

5 ✓ multiply
−
𝑥 3 = 32
exponent by
5 3 3
𝑥 −3∗−5 = 25∗−5
reciprocal
1
𝑥= ✓ value of x
8
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1.2.1 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 = 0 ✓ factorize

(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 1) = 0 ✓ values of x
 𝑥 = −4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 1 (2)

1.2.2 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 < 0 ✓ interval

cv. 𝑥 = −4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 1 -4 1 ✓ cv

−4 < 𝑥 < 1 (2)

1.3 𝑥 − 2 = 2𝑦 … … … … … … … . (1) ✓ x

𝑥 2 – 2𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 2 = 4 … … … (2) ✓ sub x

𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 2 ✓ standard

(2𝑦 + 2)2 – 2𝑦(2𝑦 + 2) + 3𝑦 2 = 4 form

3𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 = 0 ✓ factors

𝑦(3𝑦 − 4) = 0 ✓ y-values

4 ✓ x-values
𝑦 = 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑦 =
3
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14
𝑥 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 =
3

1.4 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 = 0 ✓ sub into

∆= 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 discriminant

= (−5)2 − 4(3)(2) ✓ answer

=1 ✓ describe

Unequal, rational nature

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QUESTION 3
3.1.1 3 ; 7 ; 11 ; … ; 399

4 4
𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎 + (𝑛 − 1) 𝑑 ✓ Tn
= 3 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑
= 4𝑛 – 1 ✓ 79
𝑇20 = 4(20) – 1
= 79

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3.1.2 399 = 4𝑛 − 1 ✓ Equating

4𝑛 400 ✓ Value of n
=
4 4
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 𝑛 = 100

3.2.1 𝑥 ; 𝑥+1 ✓ r

𝑥 (2)
𝑟=
𝑥+1

3.2.2 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 ✓ T3
𝑥
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3.3 6 ;𝑎 ;𝑏 ; 16 ✓ Equation1

𝑎−6 = 𝑏−𝑎 ✓ Equation2

𝑏 = 2𝑎 − 6 … … … … … . (1) ✓ Substitute

𝑏 16 b
=
𝑎 𝑏
✓ Values of a
2
𝑏 = 16𝑎 … … … … … . (2)
✓ Values of b
(2𝑎 − 6) = 16𝑎2
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2
4𝑎 − 40𝑎 − 36 = 0

(𝑎 − 9)(𝑎 − 1) = 0

𝑎 = 9 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 = 1

𝑏 = 12 𝑜𝑟 𝑏 = −4

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QUESTION 4

4.1 𝑥 = 3 𝑜𝑟 𝑦 = −1 ✓ Horizontal

✓ Vertical

asymptotes

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4.2 x- intercept ✓ y=0

0 = 3/(𝑥 − 3) − 1 ✓ x- value

𝑥−3=3 ✓ y-value

𝑥=6 (3)

y-intercepts

𝑦 = −2

4.3 ✓ asymptotes

f ✓ x and y

intercepts

0 3 6 ✓ shape

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-1

-2
4.4 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 2 ✓ -gradient

✓ Equation

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QUESTION 5

5.1 𝐹(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥 + 3)2 + 𝑞 ✓ Sub point

5 = 𝑎(3)2 + 𝑞 B

𝑞 = 5 − 9𝑎 … … … … … . (1) ✓ Sub point

0 = 𝑎(−1 + 3)2 + 𝑞 C

𝑞 = −4𝑎 … … … … … … . (2) ✓ Values of a

𝑎=1 and q

𝑞 = −4 ✓ Equation

𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 5 (4)

5.2 Turning point (-3; -4) ✓ x turning

point

✓ y turning

point

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