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GRADE 10

MATHEMATICS

COMMON TEST

MARCH 2020

MARKING GUIDELINES

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Mathematics 2 March 2020 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guidelines

QUESTION 1

1.1.1 xy 2  3x 2 y
 xy ( y  3x)
 answer (1)
1.1.2 x  7 x  18
2

 (x – 9)
 ( x  9)( x  2)  (x + 2) (2)
1.1.3 x y  16  4 y  4 x
2 2

 x 2 y  4 y  4 x 2  16
 grouping
 y ( x 2  4)  4( x 2  4)
 ( x 2  4)( y  4)  common bracket
 answer (3)
1.2.1 (2 x  1)( x  3x  1)
2

 correct expansion
 2 x3  6 x 2  2 x  x 2  3x  1  – 7x2
 2 x3  7 x 2  5 x  1  + 5x (3)
1.2.2 x2  1 x 1  factorising of
 D.O.T.S
( x  2)  x( x  2) 2 x  4
 factorising of
( x  1)( x  1) 2( x  2) common bracket
 
( x  2)(1  x) x 1  changing 
2  answer (4)
1.2.3 2 2 n .3 3n
22 n .4n  1 .12 3n
22 n.33n  prime bases

22 n.22 n2.(22.3) 3n
 raising powers
22 n2 n2 n2.33n

26 n.33n  simplification
 26 n26 n.33n3n
 22
4  answer (4)
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2.1.1 x(2 x  5)  0
5  x=0
 x  0 or x  5
2  x
2
(2)
2.1.2 3x  2 x  8  0
2

(3x  4)( x  2)  0
 correct factors
4 4
 x   or x  2  x
3 3
 x2 (3)

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Mathematics 3 March 2020 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guidelines

2.1.3 52 x  1  1  0
52 x 1  50  50
2x 1  0
1
x   answer (2)
2
2.1.4 x  y  xy
x  xy  y
x(1  y )  y  isolate x terms
 factorise x
y
x
1 y  answer (3)
2.1.5 8x  1
3
1
1 Restriction : x 
2x 1 2
(2 x  1)(4 x 2  2 x  1) 
1 factorising
2x 1
4 x2  2 x  1  1  simplification
4x  2x  0
2

2 x(2 x  1)  0  factors
1
 x  0 or x  
2  both x values (4)
2.2.1 11  2 x  1  9
12  2 x  10
 12  2 x  10
6   x  5  values
5  x  6  inequality “flip” (3)
2.2.2 25  29  36  creating inequality
25  29  36
 25  29  36
 5  29  6

Therefore 29 satisfies the inequality in 2.2.1 (2)

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Mathematics 4 March 2020 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guidelines

QUESTION 3

3.1 2x  y  3 Eq1
3x  2 y  8 Eq 2
 setting up
Eq1 2 : 4x  2 y  6 equations
Eq 2 : 3x  2 y  8
 elimination to
Eq1  Eq 2 : 7x  14
solve for x or y
x 2  x=2
Sub x  2 into Eq1: 2(2)  y  3  substitution
 y  1
 y 1
y 1 (5)

OR

2x  y  3 Eq1
3x  2 y  8 Eq 2

 setting up
Eq1  Eq3 : y  2x  3 equation
Sub Eq3 into Eq 2 : 3x  2(2 x  3)  8  substitution
3x  4 x  6  8
7 x  14
 x=2
x 2
Sub x  2 into Eq3 : y  2(2)  3  substitution
y 1  y 1
(5)
3.2 M  16
b

 16 = 24
M  2 b 4

but M  20,2
 (20,2 )b  24
 (20,2 )b  24
 0, 2b  4
 b  20  answer
(3)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 B  answer (1)

4.2 C  answer (1)
4.3 A  answer (1)
4.4 A  answer (1)
4.5 B  answer (1)
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Mathematics 5 March 2020 Common Test
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QUESTION 5

5.1 ˆ  64
BEF ( given)
 S
ˆ  64
TBE (alt s, DF TB)  R
ˆ  64
 EMB (s opp  sides)  S/R
ˆ  52
 MEB ( sum s )  S/R (4)
5.2 4 x  2  x  28 (diagonals of parm)  S/R
3x  30
x  10  x = 10
4 y  7  y  14 (diagonals of parm)  S/R
3 y  21
y3
 y=3 (4)
5.3 ˆ  40
EBC (corresponding s; AD BC )  S
 R
ˆ  90
BCE (alternate s; BD EC )  S/R
ˆ  50
 BEC ( sum s )
 S/R (4)
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QUESTION 6

6.1.1 ˆ  55
MPR (s opp  sides)  S
 R (2)
6.1.2 ˆ  35
KML (adj comp s)  S/R
(1)
6.1.3 ˆ  90
MLP ( prop of rect )  S/R
 S/R
ˆ  70
MLP (opp s rhombus)
ˆ  160
 KLP  S (3)
6.2.1 In ABP and DCN
 S/R
1. Bˆ  Cˆ  90 ( prop of rect )
2. AP  DN ( given)  S/R
3. AB  DC (opp sides of rect )  S/R
 ABP and DCN ( RHS )  S/R
(4)
6.2.2 ˆ  NDC
BAP ˆ (congruent s proved )  S/R
ˆ  ADE
 DAE ˆ (adj compl s)  S  R
 AE  DE ( sides opp  s )  S/R (4)
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