Grade 10 Investigation Memo 2024
Grade 10 Investigation Memo 2024
Grade 10 Investigation Memo 2024
Allocatin k
Question 1 [ 6 ]
1.1 Complete the similar triangles through writing the letters of ✓ ∆ADE 3 2
the triangles in the correct order: ✓ ∆AFG
✓ ∆AHJ
✓ ∆ADE
✓ ∆AFG
✓ ∆AHJ
1.2 Why are the four triangles similar to each other? ✓ any valid 1 1
reason
✓ all the triangles are equiangular / corresponding angles
are equal/
The triangles have the same shape
1.3 Why is it important to write the letters in the correct order ✓ to determine 2 2
when it comes to similarity? the corresponding
sides
✓ to determine the corresponding sides
✓ and corresponding angles ✓ and
corresponding
angles [6]
Question 2 [ 13 ]
2.1 ✓ Column ADE 3 1
✓ Column AFG
Name of the ✓ Column AHJ
∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 ∆𝑨𝑫𝑬 ∆𝑨𝑭𝑮 ∆𝑨𝑯𝑱
side
Opposite side
𝐶𝐵 ED GF JH
(O)
Adjacent side
𝐴𝐵 AD AF AH
(A)
Hypotenuse (H)
𝐴𝐶 AE AG AJ
✓ ✓ ✓
(H) 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐸 𝐴𝐺 𝐴𝐽
= 5,4𝑐𝑚 = 9,4𝑐𝑚 = 13𝑐𝑚 = 15,3𝑐𝑚
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Name
2.3 of the ∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 ∆𝑨𝑫𝑬 ∆𝑨𝑭𝑮 ∆𝑨𝑯𝑱 3 2
𝒐
side ✓ row
𝒉
𝒐 2,3 4 5,5 6,4
5,4 9,4 13 15,3
𝒉 = 0,4 = 0,4 = 0,4 = 0,4
𝒂
✓ row
4,9
𝒉
𝒂 8,5 11,8 13,9
5,4 𝒐
9,4 13 15,3
𝒉 = 0,9 ✓ row
= 0,9 = 0,9 = 0,9
𝒂
2,3
𝒐 4 5,5 6,4
4,9
8,5 11,8 13,9
𝒂 = 0,5
= 0,5 = 0,5 = 0,5
𝑎 ✓ cos 25° = 𝑎ℎ
✓ cos 25° =
𝑠
𝑡
✓ tan 25° = 𝑎𝑜
✓ tan 25° =
𝑎
3.4 ✓yes ✓ yes 3 3
✓it must be a right angled triangle ✓ right angled
✓there must be another angle which is also equal triangle
✓another angle
equal
[10]
Question 4 [ 16 ]
4.1 ✓ opposite side to 35,3°: 𝑍𝑌 ✓ opposite side to 3 3
✓ adjacent side to 35,3°: 𝑿𝒀 35,3°: 𝑿𝒀
✓ hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle: 𝑿𝒁
✓adjacent side to
35,3°: 𝒀𝒁
✓ hypotenuse of
the right-angled
triangle 𝑿𝒁
4.2 If YZ is the WANTED side and XZ is the GIVEN side : ✓𝑠𝑖𝑛 35,3° 3 3
✓o – numerator
𝑜
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛 35,3° ✓ h- denominator
ℎ
Vraag 5 [ 5 ]
5 𝑜 𝐵𝐻 ✓ tan 66° 5 4
tan 66° = = ✓ratio
𝑎 𝐵𝑅
𝐵𝐻 ✓replace the
tan 66° =
50 values
𝐵𝐻 = 50. tan 66° ✓simplify
= 112,3𝑚 ✓answer [5]
TOTAL 50
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
11 15 14 10
22% 30% 28% 20%