GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION
JUNIE 2018
GRADE 11

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

MEMORANDUM

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 MATHEMATICS
MEMORANDUM
(Paper 1) GRADE 11

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(Paper 1)

MEMORANDUM

INFORMATION

A – Accuracy

C.A. – Continued Accuracy

NOTE:

 If a candidate answered a question TWICE, mark only the first attempt.

 If a candidate CROSSED out an answer and did not redo it, mark the crossed-out answer. Stop
marking at the second calculation error.
 Consistent accurancy applies to ALL aspects of the marking memorandum.
 Assuming values / answers in order to solve a problem is UNACCEPTABLE.

QUESTION 1

1.1 1.1.1  answer (1)

1.1.2  answer (1)


1.2 ( ) 
 1 (2)

1.3 1.3.1 ( )( )
of 
 (2)

1.3.2 √

( ) √( ) ( )( )  Substitution
( )

√


 Correct rounding off (4)

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1.3.3
( )( )  factors
( )
 answer (2)

1.3.4 √
√
 squaring
( √ ) ( )
( )
 standard form
( )( )  factors
 critical values
 choosing (5)

1.3.5
( )  factors
( )
( )
 simplification

 answer
(3)

1.2

 as subject
( ) ( )
 sub. x into equation 2

( )( )  standard form
 factors
 both y-values

( ) ( )
 both x-values
(6)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 √ √
 simplification ( √ )
√ √
√ √  simplification ( √ )
√  answer (3)

2.2 2.2.1 To show:

 factors ( )
LHS:
( )  factors
( ) ( ( ))

RHS
(2)

2.2.2

 substitution ( )
( )  factors (
( )
 factors
( )

 answer (4)

2.3 2.3.1
 application

 correct numerator
 correct denominator (3)

2.3.2 sum of reciprocals

sum of reciprocals  formula
sum of reciprocals  substitution (10)
 substitution (20)

 simplified answer (4)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 3.1.1 -27 ; -39  -27

 -39 (2)

3.1.2 1 -3 -9 -17  method mark for finding

the first and the second
-4 -6 -8 row differences

-2 -2
second difference

( )


( )

(4)

3.1.3
( ) ( )  substitution
 answer (2)

3.1.4 and


 standard form
( )( )
term  (3)

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3.2 The pattern that is forming is:

1; 4; 6; 9; 16; 25;......

where refers to the th odd number

Which odd number is

Formula for the odd numbers are

 simplification
(This is a linear pattern with and



(6)

3.3 5n – 2  100  correct equating

5n  102 
n  20,4  n 
 n = 20 
20 questions  n (3)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 A(0 ; 1)  x=0

 y=1 (2)

4.2 4.2.1 ( ) OR ( ) ( )  ( )
OR
 ( ) ( ) (2)
𝑦
4.2.2

 shape
 y- intercept
 x-axis asymptote

(3)

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4.3 4.3.1 ( )  reflection in -axis

( ) ( )  1 unit right
( ) ( )  2 units up
( ) ( )
first reflected in -axis then moved 1 unit right
and 2 units upwards (3)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 ( ) ( )  calculating +1
( ) ( )  -1
( ) [( ) ]  factorizing ( )
( ) ( )  simplification of
OR [( ) ]

 ( )
( )


( )
Subst in ( )  ( )
( )
 substitution (4)

5.2 Q(1 ; 18)  x=1

 y = 18 (2)

5.3
 standard form
( )( )  factorisation

( ) and ( )  ( ) and ( ) (4)

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5.4 Vert: x and Hor: y 

and 

 (4)

5.5 OR 
( ) OR
 ( ) (2)

5.6 ( )  ( ) (2)

5.7 ( )  ( )
OR 
( ) ( ) OR
 ( )
 ( ) (2)
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QUESTION 6

6.1 ( ) ( )  p=1
( ) ( )  q=8
( ) 

and
 (5)

6.2 ( ) ( )  a = -2
OR  p=1
( ) ( ) ( )  q = 11
OR
( )  a=-2
 b=-4
 c= 9 (3)
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TOTAL: 100