SPen 2017 Mathematics P1
SPen 2017 Mathematics P1
SPen 2017 Mathematics P1
TIME: 2 HOURS
March
2017
South Peninsula
High School
GRADE 12
QUESTION 1
Solve for x:
1.1 2x 2 5x (3)
2 1
1.3 3x 3 13x 3 10 0 (4)
2x 2 7x 15
expression will be real. (3)
x 8
13
2.1 Calculate 3 (2)
r 4
2.2 Given the arithmetic sequence 3; b; 19; 27; ……..
2.2.1 Calculate the value of b. (1)
2.2.4 Calculate the sum of the first 30 terms of the sequence. (2)
2.3 The above sequence 3; b; 19; 27; …forms the first differences of a
sequence. (2)
The diameters of the circles are on line OC. The length of the
half the length of the radius of the previous circle. Straight line DC
2.4.1 Calculate the length of the radius of the 15th circle. (3)
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QUESTION 3
3
Given f ( x ) 1
x 2
3.1 Draw a sketch graph of f(x) showing all intercepts with the axes as
3.2 Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of f(x) which has
3.3 For which value of k will f(x) + k = 0 have no real roots. (2)
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QUESTION 4
1
A ; a lies on f.
2
y
A(½; a)
f-1
f B
x
4.5. If f(x) is reflected in the y-axis and then shifted up by 1 unit, write
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QUESTION 5
Brody bought a house which cost R990 000. She paid a deposit of
10% of the selling price of the house. She obtained a loan from
the bank to pay the balance of the selling price. The bank charged
5.1 Determine the deposit paid on the house and hence the loan
subtracted. (2)
5.2 The period of the loan is 20 years and she starts repaying the loan
one month after it was granted. Calculate her monthly instalment. (4)
5.4 She experienced financial difficulties after the 70th payment and
did not pay any instalments for 6 months i.e. months 71 to 76.
Calculate how much Brody owes on her bond at the end of the
5.5 She gets a new job and is able to increase her monthly payments
to R9 500 per month from the end of the 77th month. How many
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QUESTION 6
it rains, there is a 40% probability that you will play golf. The
the probability that you will play golf on Saturday by making use of
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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
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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 a2 y b2 r 2
a b c 1
In ABC: a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc. cos A area ABC ab. sin C
sin A sin B 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)
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x x ( y y )
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