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GLENVISTA
MATHEMATICS GRADE 11 PAPER 1
JUNE EXAM
MEMORANDUM
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GRADE: 11 DATE: 1 June 2023
TIME ALLOCATION: 2,5 hrs TOTAL MARKS: 125

SECTION A
QUESTION 1
a) Solve for 𝑥:
1. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 = 0
𝑥(𝑥 − 5) = 0 ✓ Factors
2
𝑥 = 0 or 𝑥 = 5 ✓ Both answers

2. (2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 4) = 0
1 1
𝑥 = 2 or 𝑥 = −4 ✓ 𝑥=2
2
✓ 𝑥 = −4

3. −7𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 4 = 0 (Round off to ONE decimal place)

−(1) ± √(1)2 − 4(4)(−7) ✓ Substitution

𝑥=
2(−7)
✓ 𝑥 = −0,7
𝑥 = −0,7 and 𝑥 = 0,8 ✓ 𝑥 = 0,8
3
Be strict on
Rounding off.
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4. −2𝑥 2 = 8
1 1
𝑥 2 = −4 ✓ 𝑥 2 = −4
2
𝑥 = 𝑁𝑜 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ✓ No solution

5. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 18 ≥ 0
(𝑥 + 9)(𝑥 − 2) ≥ 0 ✓ Factors

CV ; −9,2 ✓ Method
✓ 𝑥 ≤ −9
+ - + 4
✓ 𝑥≥2
-9 2
-1 for not having
𝑥 ≤ −9 or 𝑥 ≥ 2 the word “or”

6. 5𝑥 + 5𝑥+1 = 150
5𝑥 (1 + 5) = 150 ✓ HCF

5𝑥 = 25 ✓ 25 = 52

✓ 𝑥=2 3
5𝑥 = 52

𝑥=2

7. √2 − 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 4

(√2 − 𝑥)2 = (𝑥 + 4)2 ✓ Square both

2 − 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 16 Sides
✓ Trinomial
𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 14 = 0
4
(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 7) = 0
✓ 𝑥 = −2
𝑥 = −2 or 𝑥 = −7 (𝑁𝐴)
✓ 𝑥 = −7 (𝑁𝐴)
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b) If 3 is one root of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3 = 0, find 𝑎 and the

other root.

𝑎(3)2 + 2(3) + 3 = 0 ✓ Substitute 3

9𝑎 = −9 ✓ 𝑎 = −1
𝑎 = −1

−𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3 = 0 4
✓ Factors
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 = 0
.(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 1) = 0 ✓ Final answer
𝑥 = 3 or 𝑥 = −1 that other root
is (-1)

c) Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦 :

𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 6 and 𝑦 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 12 = −4

𝑦 2 − (2𝑦 + 6)𝑦 + 12 = −4 ✓ Substitute 𝑥

𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 + 16 = 0 ✓ Correct
2
−𝑦 − 6𝑦 + 16 = 0
simplification
2
𝑦 + 6𝑦 − 16 = 0
✓ Trinomial 6
(𝑦 + 8)(𝑦 − 2) = 0
✓Factors
𝑦 = −8 or 𝑦 = 2
✓ Both 𝑦 answers
𝑥 = 2(−8) + 6 𝑥 = 2(2) + 6 ✓ Both 𝑥 answers
𝑥 = −10 𝑥 = 10
[30 Marks]
QUESTION 2
a) Simplify the following WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR:
1) √32 − √8 + 2√18

4√2 − 2√2 + 6√2 ✓ 4√2

= 8√2 ✓ 2√2

✓ 6√2
4
✓ 8√2

Answer only -> 1

mark
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2) √√36 − 2

= √6 − 2 ✓ √36 = 6
= √4 ✓ √4 3
=2 ✓ 2

3) (2 + √2)(2 − √2)

= 4 − 2√2 + 2√2 − 2 ✓4 (First term)

=2 ✓ -2 (Last term) 3

✓2

2𝑥−1 .6𝑥 .33+𝑥

4)
9𝑥+1 .22𝑥

2𝑥−1 . 3𝑥 . 2𝑥 . 33+𝑥 ✓ 6𝑥 = 2𝑥 3𝑥
32𝑥+2 . 22𝑥
✓ 9𝑥+1 = 32𝑥+2
= 2𝑥−1+𝑥−2𝑥 . 3𝑥+3+𝑥−2𝑥−2
✓ Method 4
3 ✓
3
= 2
2

2
b) Determine integers 𝑎 and 𝑏 so that (3 − √2) = 𝑎 + 𝑏√2

= 9 − 6√2 + 2 ✓ Trinomial
= 11 − 6√2 ✓ Simplified
𝑎 = 11
𝑏 = −6 ✓ 𝑎 = 11
4
✓ 𝑏 = −6

Calculator use : 2 marks

only, for “a” and “b” only
[18 Marks]
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QUESTION 3
Study the following pattern formed by circles and matches:

a) Find the values of 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 and 𝑑.

Pattern Number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of circles 1 4 9 𝑎 𝑐
Number of matches 4 12 24 𝑏 𝑑

𝑎 16 ✓✓✓✓ One mark for

𝑏 40 each correct answer

4
𝑐 25

𝑑 60

b) Write down a formula for the number of circles in the 𝑛-th pattern.
𝑇𝑛 = 𝑛2 ✓ 𝑛2 1

c) Determine the general term (𝑇𝑛 ) which represents the number

of matches in any pattern.

4 12 24 40 60

8 12 16 20 ✓ 𝑎=2
✓ 𝑏=2
4 4 4
4
✓ 𝑐=0
2𝑎 = 4 3(2) + 𝑏 = 8 2+2+𝑐 = 4
𝑎=2 𝑏=2 𝑐=0 ✓ Genl
𝑇𝑛 = 2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 term
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d) Which pattern will use 1 104 matches?

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 = 1104 ✓ Subst 1104

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 − 1104 = 0 ✓ Trinomial
2
𝑛 + 𝑛 − 552 = 0
✓ Factors
(𝑛 − 23)(𝑛 + 24) = 0
✓ Choosing correct
𝑛 = 23 or 𝑛 = −24 (𝑁𝐴)
answer
Term 23=1104

OR 4
2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 = 1104 ✓ Subst 1104
2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 − 1104 = 0 ✓ Trinomial
−2 ± √(2)2 − 4(2)(−1104) ✓ Subst into formula
𝑛=
2(2)
✓ Choosing correct
𝑛 = 23 𝑜𝑟 𝑛 = −24(𝑁𝐴)
answer
Term 23 = 1104

[13 Marks]

SECTION B
QUESTION 4
a) For any two events, A and B, it is given that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0,48 and 𝑃(𝐵) = 0,26.
DO NOT ROUND OFF ANSWERS IN THIS QUESTION.
Determine:
1. 𝑃(𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵) if A and B are independent events.

𝑃(𝐴) × 𝑃(𝐵) ✓ Subst of values

= 0,48 × 0,26
into correct
= 0,1248 2
formula

✓ 0,1248
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2. 𝑃(𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐵) if A and B are mutually exclusive events.

𝑃(𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐴) + 𝑃(𝐵)

= 0,48 + 0,26 ✓ Substitution into
= 0,74 2
correct formula
✓ Answer

b) A survey was conducted among 130 Grade 11 students to establish which

snack they prefer to eat while they watch Netflix. The results were
summarized in the Venn diagram below. However, some information is
missing.

1) If 29 students prefer at least two types of snacks, calculate the

value of 𝑥 and 𝑦.

10 + 6 + 𝑥 + 5 = 29 ✓ Method
𝑥=8
✓ 𝑥=8
4 + 10 + 30 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 25 + 𝑦 = 130 ✓ Method
𝑦=5 4
✓ 𝑦=5

Answers only full

marks
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2) Determine the probability that a learner who does not eat nuts
will either have another snack or no snack while watching Netflix.
41 + 10 + 30 5 41+10+30
𝑃(𝑁𝑜 𝑛𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑁𝑂 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑘) = + ✓ 130
130 130
5
43
✓ 130
= 65
43
✓ 65 3
Don’t

penalize for
notation
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c) On a flight, passengers could choose between a vegetarian snack and a

chicken snack. The snacks selected by the passengers were recorded.
The results are shown in the table below:

SNACK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

VEGETARIAN 12 20 32
CHICKEN 55 63 118
TOTAL 67 83 150

Was the choice of snack on this flight independent of gender?

Motivate your answer with necessary calculations.
12 32 67
𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝑀) 𝑃(𝑉&𝑀) = ✓= 150 × 150
150
32 67
= 150 × 150 = 0,08 ✓ = 0,09528̇
= 0,09528̇ ✓ 0,08
𝑃(𝑉&𝑀) ≠ 𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝑀) ✓ 𝑃(𝑉&𝑀) ≠ 𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝑀)
∴Not Indep
✓ Not Indep

OR Very strict on rounding in

this question 5
20
𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝐹) 𝑃(𝑉&𝐹) = 32 83
150 ✓= 150 × 150
32 83 20
= × 150 =
✓ = 0,118
150 150
= 0,118 = 0,135
𝑃(𝑉&𝐹) ≠ 𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝐹) ✓ 0,135
∴Not Indep ✓𝑃(𝑉&𝑀) ≠ 𝑃(𝑉) × 𝑃(𝑀)
✓ Not Indep
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d) The probability that the first answer in a Maths competition will be

correct is 0,4. If the first answer is correct, the probability of getting the
next answer correct rises to 0,5. However, if the first answer is wrong,
the probability of getting the next answer correct is only 0,3.

1) Represent the information on a tree diagram. Show the

probabilities associated with each branch as well as the possible
outcomes.
✓ First branches
C (𝐶; 𝐶)
0,5 ✓ Branches at
second level with
C 0,5
probabilities
0,4 W (𝐶; 𝑊)
✓ Outcomes
C (𝑊; 𝐶) 3
0,6 W 0,3
0,7
W (𝑊; 𝑊)

2) Calculate the probability of getting the second answer correct.

𝑃(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡) ✓ (0,4 × 0,5)

= 𝑃(𝐶&𝐶) + 𝑃(𝑊&𝐶)
✓ (0,6 × 0,3)
= (0,4 × 0,5) + (0,6 × 0,3) 3
= 0,38 ✓ 0,38

[22 Marks]
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QUESTION 5
22010 ×52011
a) Simplify : 1001000

22010 × 52011 ✓ 100 = 22 . 52

(22 . 52 )1000
✓ 210
22010 . 52011 3
= 2000 2000
2 .5 ✓ 511
= 2 × 511
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b) Calculate the sum of the digits of : 22015 × 52019

22015 . 52019 ✓ 52015 . 54

= 22015 . 52015 . 54 ✓ (2.5)2015
= (2.5)2015 . 54
✓ 625 00 …
= 102015 . 625 4
✓ 13
625 000 … ..
∴ 𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑠 ∶ 6 + 2 + 5 = 13

√𝑎 𝑏 √𝑎(𝑏+1)
c) Show that + can be written as
𝑎 √𝑎 𝑎

√𝑎. √𝑎 + 𝑎𝑏 ✓ LCD
𝑎 √𝑎 ✓ Rationalise den.
𝑎 + 𝑎𝑏 √𝑎
= ×
𝑎 √𝑎 √𝑎

𝑎√𝑎 + √𝑎. 𝑎𝑏 ✓ Simplify

=
𝑎. 𝑎
✓ HCF
𝑎√𝑎(1 + 𝑏) 4
=
𝑎. 𝑎

√𝑎(1 + 𝑏)
=
𝑎

OR
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√𝑎 𝑏 √𝑎 ✓ Rat the denom

+ ×
𝑎 √𝑎 √ 𝑎 ✓ LCD
√𝑎 √𝑎𝑏
= +
𝑎 𝑎
✓ Simplify
√𝑎 + √𝑎𝑏
=
𝑎 ✓ HCF

√𝑎(1 + 𝑏)
=
𝑎

d) Hence, answer the following questions:

√𝑎(𝑏+1)
i) For which value(s) of 𝑎 will be undefined?
𝑎

𝑎=0 ✓ Answer 1

√𝑎(𝑏+1)
ii) For which value(s) of 𝑎 will be non-real?
𝑎

𝑎<0 ✓ Answer 1

[13 Marks]

QUESTION 6
1
a) Solve for 𝑥 ∶ 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 − 6 = 0

✓ Factors
1 1
(𝑥 2 − 3) (𝑥 2 + 2) = 0
1 ✓ 𝑥=9
𝑥 = 9 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 2 = −2
𝑁𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ✓ 𝑁𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

OR
1
Let 𝑘 = 𝑥 2 3
𝑘2 − 𝑘 − 6 = 0
(𝑘 + 2)(𝑘 − 3) = 0
𝑘 = −2 or 𝑘 = 3 ✓ Factors
1
𝑥 = −2 𝑥 = 9
2
✓ 𝑥=9
𝑁𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
✓ 𝑁𝑜 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
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b) Solve for 𝑥: (𝑥 − 1)(4 − 𝑥) ≥ 0

𝐶𝑉 ∶ 1; 4

- + - ✓ Method
✓ 1≥𝑥 3
1 4
✓ 𝑥≤4
1≤𝑥≤4

c) Solve for 𝑥 by completing the square, leaving your answer in simplest

surd form: 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 22 = 0

(𝑥 + 5)2 = −22 + 25 ✓ (𝑥 + 5)2 = −22 + 25

√(𝑥 + 5)2 = √3 ✓ Square root both
𝑥 + 5 = ±√3 sides
𝑥 = ±√3 − 5 4
✓ ±√3

✓ ±√3 − 5

3
d) Solve for 𝑝 ∶ √2𝑝 + 5 − =2
√2𝑝+5

𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑘 = √2𝑝 + 5
3 ✓ Substitute k
𝑘− =2
𝑘
𝑘 2 − 3 = 2𝑘 ✓ Trinomial
𝑘 2 − 2𝑘 − 3 = 0. ✓ Factors
(𝑘 − 3)(𝑘 + 1) = 0
𝑘 = 3 𝑜𝑟 𝑘 = −1 ✓ Answers of k

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√2𝑝 + 5 = 3 √2𝑝 + 5 = −1
✓ p=2
2𝑝 + 5 = 9 𝑁𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑝=2 ✓ No solution

OR
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(√2𝑝 + 5)(√2𝑝 + 5) − 3 = 2(√2𝑝 + 5) ✓ LCD

2𝑝 + 5 − 3 = 2√2𝑝 + 5 ✓ Simplification
2
2
(2𝑝 + 2) = (2√2𝑝 + 5) ✓ Square both sides
4𝑝2 + 8𝑝 + 4 = 4(2𝑝 + 5)
4𝑝2 − 16 = 0 ✓ Simplify
𝑝2 = 4 ✓𝑝=2
𝑝 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑝 ≠ −2
✓ 𝑝 ≠ −2

e) Anne and Zandi decide to paint a room. Anne paints (4 + 2𝑥 2 )𝑚2 .

Zandi starts later and paints 4𝑚2 . They continue painting the next
day and they both paint a further (2𝑥)𝑚2 . Determine the total
area ( in 𝑚2 ) that Anne painted if she painted exactly double the
total area that Zandi painted.

Day 1 : Anne 4 + 2𝑥 2 Zandi : 4

Day 2 : Anne 4 + 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 Zandi : 4 + 2𝑥

4 + 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 = 2(4 + 2𝑥) ✓ Equation

4 + 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 = 8 + 4𝑥
2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 4 = 0 4
𝑥2 − 𝑥 − 2 = 0 ✓ Trinomial
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1) = 0
✓ Answers
𝑥 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −1(𝑁𝐴)

Anne painted : 4 + 2(2)2 + 2(2) = 16𝑚2 ✓ 16

[20 Marks]
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QUESTION 7
a) Consider the series :
1 1 1 1
+ + + +⋯
1×2 2×3 3×4 4×5

𝑎
Express the following sums as a fraction in the form 𝑏.

1) The sum of the first two terms of the series.

2 ✓ 2
3 2
✓ 3

2) The sum of the first three terms of the series.

3 ✓ Answer
4 1

3) The sum of the first four terms of the series.

4 ✓ Answer
5 1

b) Make a conjecture about the sum of the first 𝑛 term of the given series.
𝑛 ✓ 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑆𝑛 =
𝑛+1 2
✓ 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟

c) Use the conjecture to predict the value of the following:

1 1 1 1 1
+ 2×3 + 3×4 + 4×5 + ⋯ 2008×2009
1×2

2008 ✓ Answer
2009 1

[7 Marks]
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QUESTION 8

Study the following pattern:

GRADE11GRADE11GRADE11GRADE11…
a) Which letter of number will be the 388th term in the pattern?
GRADE11 = 2 symbols.

388
= 5 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 3
7 ✓ Method
2
∴ 5 × 𝐺𝑅𝐴𝐷𝐸11 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔.

∴The Letter A ✓ Letter A

[2 Marks]