MATHEMATICS GRADE 9

NOVEMBER EXAMINATION
PAPER 1

Examiner S Willers Date 16 November 2021

Moderator MS / RK / EP / PH Time 1½ hours
Marks 75

Learner’s name

Educator's name

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:

1. This question paper consists of 12 pages. Please check that your paper is
complete.

2. Read the questions carefully.

3. Diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.

4. Answer ALL the questions on this paper.

5. You may use an approved, non-programmable calculator, unless otherwise

stated.

6. Round your answers off to ONE decimal digit where necessary.

7. Clearly show ALL calculations. Writing answers only will NOT necessarily
be awarded with full marks.

8. It is in your own interest to write legibly and to present your work neatly.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 TOTAL

12 10 10 11 7 10 12 3 75
QUESTION 1

Simplify each of the following and write your answers with positive exponents.

(a) −3(−2a2b)3 (2)

−5b 15c
(b)  (3)
b −3 bc

0
 a 
(c) 16 x 16 +   (2)
 b

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 ( x + 4) + 2 ( 3 x + 5 )( 3 x − 5 )
2
(d) (5)

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QUESTION 2

(a) John, Herman and Sihle want to divide the profit of R265 393,50 of their joint
company respectively in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. How much will Sihle receive?
(2)

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(b) A car travels at a constant speed of 90 km/h. Determine the time it will take
to complete 40 km. Round your answer off to the nearest minute. (3)

(c) Fourteen bags of food can feed 40 horses. How many horses can be fed with
ten bags of food? (2)

(d) Petrol increases from R14,83 per litre to R15,94 per litre. Calculate the
percentage increase in the price. (3)

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QUESTION 3

(a) Study the patterns below:

1) Complete the table below by filling in the blank spaces. (4)

Pattern number (n) 1 2 3 4 10

Number of squares (s) 1 4 676

Number of semi-circles
4 8 104
(c)
Total number of shapes
5 12 780
(Tn )

2) Give a rule / formula to determine the number of squares (s) in the nth
pattern. (1)

3) Give a rule / formula to determine the total number of squares and

semi-circles (Tn ) in the nth pattern. (1)

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(b) Given the number pattern: –3; 2; 7; ...
Calculate which term will be equal to 347. (4)

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QUESTION 4

y 2 − y1
Formulae: m= y = mx + c y − y1 = m( x − x1 )
x2 − x1

(a) Given equation y = −2 x + 4 . Sketch the graph on the system of axes below.
Clearly indicate all intercepts with the axes. (2)

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(b) Determine the equations of the straight lines sketched below.

1) (2)

2) (1)

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(c) Calculate the equation of the line which passes through the points (4; –1) and
(–7; 21). (4)

(d) If y = mx + 8 is parallel to the line with the equation 4 x + 3 y = 5 , determine

the value of m. (2)

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QUESTION 5

(a) Three church bells ring at regular intervals of 16 minutes, 18 minutes and
36 minutes. If the three ring together at 14:00, what time will they ring again
together? (3)

27
(b) Given the following numbers: −4 ; 3 ;  ; 3.
8
Choose from the list:

(1) an irrational number. (1)

(2) an integer. (1)

(3) a rational number that is not an integer. (1)

(c) Write 0,000 000 050 8 in scientific notation. (1)

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QUESTION 6

Factorise each of the following expressions completely:

(a) 9a 2b3 − 12a 4 b 5 + 3ab 3 (2)

(b) 4x 2 − 1 (2)

(c) 2 x 2 − 20 x + 48 (3)

(d) 9( x − y ) + k ( y − x ) (3)

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QUESTION 7

Solve for x in each of the following equations:

(a) 2x − 1 = 2 + 5 ( x + 6 ) (3)

(b) ( x − 6)(2 x + 1) = 0 (2)

x 3x + 2
(c) − =1 (3)
2 3

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(d) 2  23 x = 128 (2)

1
(e) = 27 (2)
3x

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QUESTION 8

Given the following pair of equations and that a, b, c and d are natural numbers.

a + b + c = 2d
a + b + c + d = 18

Determine the numerical value of a + b + c . (3)

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TOTAL: 75

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