Mathematics/ Marking Guideline GP/ March 2025

GAUTENG PROVINCE

GRADE 12

TYD: 1 UUR

MATHEMATICS P1
TOTAAL: 50
MARKING PUNTE
GUIDELINE
MARCH 2025
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QUESTION 1

1.1.1) 5𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = 0
𝑥(5𝑥 − 4) = 0 ✓𝑥 = 0
4 4
✓𝑥 = 5
𝑥 = 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 2
5
1.1.2) 3𝑥 2 = 2(𝑥 + 2)
✓Standard form
3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 4 = 0
−(−2) ± √(−2)2 − 4(3)(−4) ✓Substitute
𝑥=
2(3)
2 ±√52
= 6
✓𝑥 = 1,54
✓𝑥 = −0,87 4
𝑥 = 1,54 or 𝑥 = −0,87
1.1.3) 4 + 5𝑥 > 6𝑥 2
4 + 5𝑥 − 6𝑥 2 > 0
✓Standard form
6𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 4 < 0
✓Factors
(3𝑥 − 4)(2𝑥 + 1) < 0
✓Critical point
−1 4
<𝑥 <
2 3 ✓Notation
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1.1.4) 252𝑥
5−𝑥 . 5𝑥−2 =
5
54𝑥 ✓Simplify
5−𝑥+𝑥−2 = 5
✓Same base
5−2 = 54𝑥−1
−2 = 4𝑥 − 1
−1
−1 ✓𝑥 =
𝑥= 4
4 3
1.2) (𝑥 − 𝑥1 )(𝑥 − 𝑥2 ) = 0 ✓ (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4) = 0
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4) = 0
✓𝑏 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −8
𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8 = 0
𝑏 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −8 2
1.3 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 1
𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 1 ✓𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 1

𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 = 17
✓ Substitution
(3𝑦 + 1)2 − 2𝑦(3𝑦 + 1) + 9𝑦 2 = 17

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(3𝑦 + 1) − 2𝑦(3𝑦 + 1) + 9𝑦 = 17
9𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 + 1 − 6𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 − 17 = 0
12𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 16 = 0 ✓Standard form
3𝑦 2 + 𝑦 − 4 = 0
(3𝑦 + 4)(𝑦 − 1) = 0 ✓Factors
−4
𝑦 = 3 or 𝑦 = 1 ✓y – values

𝑥 = −3 or 𝑥 = 4 ✓x – Value
OR
OR
𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 1
𝑥−1 𝑥−1
𝑦= ✓𝑦 =
3 3
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 = 17
𝑥−1 𝑥−1 2
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 ( ) + 9( ) − 17 = 0 ✓ Substitution
3 3
3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 3 − 51 = 0
4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 48 = 0
✓Simplification
𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 = 0
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 3) = 0 ✓Factors
𝑥 = 4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −3
✓x – values
−4
𝑦= or 𝑦 = 1
3
✓y- values
6
2
1.4 𝑥 +𝑥 =𝑝
✓standard form
𝑥2 + 𝑥 − 𝑝 = 0
∆= 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
= 1 − 4(1)(−𝑝) ✓Substitute

= 1+4p
For non -real roots: ∆< 0
1 + 4𝑝 < 0 ✓𝑝 <
−1
4
−1
𝑝< 4
3
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QUESTION 2

3+5+7+….+103 ✓𝑎 = 3 𝑑 = 2
2.1.1 𝑎=3 𝑑=2
𝑇𝑛 = 3 + 2(𝑛 − 1) ✓Tn = 2n + 1
2
=2𝑛 + 1
2.1.2 103 = 2𝑛 + 1 ✓Answer
1
𝑛 = 51
2.1.3 51
✓✓Answer
∑ 2𝑛 + 1 2
𝑛=1
2.2 5+7+9+….> 192 𝑎 = 5; 𝑑 = 2
𝑎=5 𝑑=2 ✓Sub in correct
𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = (2𝑎 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑) formula
2
𝑛
(2(5) + (𝑛 − 1)2) > 192
2
✓Standard form
𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 192 > 0
✓Factors
(𝑛 + 16)(𝑛 − 12) > 0
✓Critical values
CV: -16 and 12
𝑛 > 12 ✓Correct Answer

𝑛 = 13 5

2.3 a + ar = 30
a(1 + r) = 30
30
a= ………(1) ✓Equation 1
1+r
a
= 54
1−r
a = 54(1 − r)……….(2) ✓Equation 2

Sub (1) in (2):

30
= 54(1 − r) ✓Equate
1+r

30 = 54(1 + r)(1 − r)
30
= 1 − r2
54
✓Value of r
4
r2 =
9

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2 ✓Value of r
r= ±
3
2
∴r=
3
✓Value of a
30
a=
2
1+3
6
∴ a = 18
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QUESTION 3

4; 9; 𝑥; 37;…
3.1.1
5 𝑥 − 9 37 − 𝑥
𝑥 − 14 46 − 2𝑥
✓second difference
Quadratic thus 2nd difference constant
✓Equate
𝑥 − 14 = 46 − 2𝑥
✓𝑥 = 20
3𝑥 = 60
3
𝑥 = 20
3.1.2 𝑥 = 20; 𝑥 − 14 = 6
2𝑎 = 6; 𝑎=3
✓𝑎 = 3
𝑎 = 3: 𝑇𝑛 = 3𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐 ✓equation 1
𝑛 = 1: 4 = 3(1)2 + 𝑏(1) + 𝑐
✓equation 2
1 = b + c ………1
𝑛 = 2: 9= 3(2)2 + 𝑏(2) + 𝑐
-3 = 2b + c ………2 ✓𝑇𝑛 =
4
1 − 2: 4 = −𝑏 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5
𝑏 = −4
1 = (−4) + 𝑐
𝑐=5
𝑇𝑛 = 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5
OR
OR
2𝑎 = 6; 𝑎=3 ✓𝑎 = 3
3𝑎 + 𝑏 = 5 ✓𝑏 = −4
𝑏 = −4

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𝑎+𝑏+ 𝑐 =4 ✓ 𝑐=5
3 +(-4) +c = 4
✓= 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5
𝑐=5
4
𝑇𝑛 = 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 5
3.2 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛−5 + 2
✓𝑇80 = 𝑆80 - 𝑆79
𝑆80 = 380−5 + 2
𝑆79 = 379−5 + 2 ✓375 - 374
𝑇80 = 𝑆80 - 𝑆79
= 380−5 + 2- (379−5 + 2) ✓374 .2
= 375 + 2 - 374 − 2
= 375 - 374
=374 (3 − 1)
=374 .2 3

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QUESTION 4

4.1.1 x = –3 ✓Answer 1
4.1.2 (–6;4) ✓ 𝑥-value 2
✓𝑦-Value
y = a(x + p ) + q ✓Substitute TP
2
4.1.3
y = a ( x + 3) − 5
2

✓Substitute (0;4)
4 = a(0 + 3) − 5
2

9 = 9a ✓Value of a
1= a
✓Equation
y = 1( x + 3) − 5 4
2

4.2.1 x=–2 ✓Answer 1

4.2.2 ✓Substitute (0; 5)
f (x ) =
a
+b
x+2
a
5= +b ✓Simplified equation
0+2
10 = a + 2b
✓Substitute (–6; 2)
a
2= +b
−6+2 ✓Simplified equation
− 8 = a − 4b
4b – 8 = a

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10 = 4b – 8 +2b
18 = 6b ✓Answer for b

3=b ✓Answer for a

6
a = 4(3) – 8 = 4
4.2.3 Decreasing ✓Decreasing
Gradient is negative OR As x increase y decreases ✓Gradient is negative 2
4.2.4 𝑦 − 3 = 1(𝑥 + 2) ✓Substitution
𝑦 =𝑥+5 ✓Equation 2
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QUESTION 5

5.1.1

Exponential graph
✓𝑦 − 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡
✓Shape

Inverse or Log graph

✓𝑥 − 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡

Exponential graph y intercept ✓Shape

Exponential graph :Shape
Log graph y intercept
4
Log graph: Shape
5.1.2 y = 4x ✓Substitution
8 = 4a
log 4 8 = a ✓Log form
1,5 = a
✓Answer 3
OR
3
2 =2 2𝑎 OR
3 = 2𝑎 ✓Substitution
3 ✓Exponential form
𝑎=
2 ✓Answer

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5.1.3 1
x

g (x ) =   ✓✓Answer
4
OR
2
g(x) = 4-x
5.2.1 Domain: x  (− 1;6 In each case everything ✓Domain
Range: y  (− 3;4 must be correct ✓Range 2

5.2.2

Inverse of
h
✓Point (–3; –1)

✓Point (4;6)

✓Straight line

✓Parabola

Inverse of point (–1; –3)

Inverse of point (6;4)
Inverse of straight line
4
Inverse of parabola
5.2.3 The initial graph was a one-to-one graph. Passes the ✓Answer 1
vertical line test
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QUESTION 6
6.1.1 𝟗 𝟑 ✓Diagram in correct quadrant
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝑨 = ∴ 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 = ±
𝟐𝟓 𝟓

𝒙 𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝒓 𝟐
✓x = -4
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 = 𝟓 − 𝟑 = 𝟏𝟔
𝟑
5 ✓− 𝟒
𝒙 = ±𝟒
3 (3)
𝒙 = −𝟒
-4
𝒙 = −𝟒 𝒚=𝟑 𝒓=𝟓

𝟑
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝑨 = −
𝟒

6.1.2 𝟏 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 ✓ 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝑨

𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 (𝟏𝟖𝟎° + 𝑨)
✓ Substitute
𝟏 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨
=
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝑨

𝟒 ✓ Answer
𝟏 − (− )
= 𝟓
𝟗 (3)
( )
𝟐𝟓

𝟗 𝟐𝟓
= × = 𝟓
𝟓 𝟗

6.2.1 𝑳𝑯𝑺:
𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙−𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 ✓2sinxcosx
𝟏−(𝟏−𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙)−𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙

✓1-2 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝒙
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙(𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝟏)
=
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙(𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝟏) ✓ factorize numerator

✓ factorize denominator

cos x
= (4)
sin x

= 𝑹𝑯𝑺

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6.2.2 𝟏 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒙 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 𝟎
𝟏 − (𝟏 − 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙) − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 𝟎 ✓
𝒙 = 𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝒐𝒓 𝒙
𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 𝟎 = 𝟑𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎°
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙(𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝟏) = 𝟎 ✓
𝟏 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎°
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 𝟎 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 =
𝟐 ✓
𝒙 = 𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = 𝟑𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟓𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝒌 ∈ 𝒛

𝒙 = 𝟏𝟖𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° ,𝒙 = 𝟏𝟓𝟎° + 𝒌. 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝒌 ∈ 𝒛

(3)
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QUESTION 7

7.1 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝑨 + 𝑩) − 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝑨 − 𝑩)

✓ Expand
= 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑩 + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑩
− (𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑩 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑩) ✓ Expand

= 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑩 + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑩 − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑩 ✓ Simplify

+ 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑩
(3)
= 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑩
7.2 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟎𝟓° − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟓°
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟎𝟓° + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟓°
✓𝟔𝟎° + 𝟒𝟓°
𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟔𝟎° + 𝟒𝟓°) − 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟔𝟎° − 𝟒𝟓°)
= ✓𝟔𝟎° − 𝟒𝟓°
𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟔𝟎° + 𝟒𝟓°) + 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟔𝟎° − 𝟒𝟓°)

𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟔𝟎° 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟓° ✓𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟔𝟎° 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟓°

=
𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟔𝟎° 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟒𝟓°
✓𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟔𝟎° 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟒𝟓°
𝟏 𝟏
𝟐 .𝟐 . ✓ Substitute values
= √𝟐
√𝟑 𝟏
𝟐. 𝟐 . ✓Answer
√𝟐
(6)
𝟏
=
√𝟑

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7.3.1 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑𝑨 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝟐𝑨 + 𝑨) ✓𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝟐𝑨 + 𝑨)

= 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 ✓Expand formula

= (𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐 𝑨 − 𝟏) 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 − 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 ✓𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟐 𝑨 − 𝟏

= 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟑 𝑨 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 − 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 ✓𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨

= 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟑 𝑨 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 − 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 (𝟏 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐 𝑨) ✓𝟏 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟐 𝑨

= 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟑 𝑨 − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 − 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 + 𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟑 𝑨 (5)

= 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑 𝑨 − 𝟑 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨
7.3.2 𝟑
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝑨 = 𝟒 and 𝑨 > 𝟏𝟖𝟎° ✓r = 5

𝒙 𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝒓 𝟐
𝟒
𝒓𝟐 = 𝟑𝟐 + 𝟒𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 ✓𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 = − 𝟏𝟎

r =5 𝒙 = −𝟒 𝒚 = −𝟑 ✓Substitute

𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑𝑨 = 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑 𝑨 − 𝟑 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝑨 ✓Answer

−𝟒 𝟑 −𝟒 (4)
= 𝟒 ( 𝟏𝟎 ) − 𝟑 ( 𝟏𝟎 )

𝟐𝟓𝟔 𝟏𝟐 𝟒𝟒
= − 𝟏𝟐𝟓 + = 𝟏𝟐𝟓
𝟓

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QUESTION 8

8.1 𝒂 = 𝟐 en/and 𝒃 = −𝟒𝟓° ✓ 𝒂 = 𝟐 ✓𝒃 = −𝟒𝟓°

8.2 Period = 𝟑𝟔𝟎° ✓Answer

8.4 𝑪(−𝟏𝟑𝟓°; −𝟏) ✓−𝟏𝟑𝟓° ✓1

8.5 √𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 ✓÷ √𝟐

𝟏 𝟏 ✓ 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟒𝟓° and 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟓°

𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
√𝟐 √𝟐
✓𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝒙 − 𝟒𝟓°)
= 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟒𝟓° 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟓° 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
𝟏𝟔𝟓°

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= 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝒙 − 𝟒𝟓°) ✓−𝟔𝟓 450

Afgelees waar die grafieke sny. Read off from (All 3 answers correct for 1 mark)
intersection of graphs
(4)
By B en D At B and D

𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔𝟓° en/and 𝒙 = −𝟗𝟎° + 𝟏𝟓° = −𝟔𝟓°

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QUESTION 9

9.1 𝑨𝑲 𝑲𝑻
=
̂ 𝑨 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑲𝑨
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑲𝑻 ̂𝑻
✓ Substitute correctly
𝑨𝑲 𝟐
= in sine rule
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟗𝟎°

𝑨𝑲 = 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 ✓Answer

(2)
8.2 In ∆𝑨𝑲𝑭: ✓Correct substitution

𝑲𝑭 𝑨𝑲 ✓𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙
=
̂ ̂𝑲
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑲𝑨𝑭 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝑨𝑭
✓𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙
𝑲𝑭 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
=
𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟗𝟎° + 𝒙) 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝒙
✓Answer
𝑲𝑭 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
=
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙

(4)

𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
𝑲𝑭 = =𝟏
𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙

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