(JUNE 2010) MATHEMATICS 1

Province of the
EASTERN CAPE
EDUCATION

SENIOR PHASE

GRADE 9

JUNE 2010

MATHEMATICS

MARKS: 100

TIME: 2 hours

This question paper consists of 13 pages.

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Answer all the questions.

2. Write neatly and legibly.

3. Do not change the numbering of the questions.

4. Show all your calculations, where necessary.

5. A non- programmable calculator may be used.

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SECTION A

In this section, write only the correct LETTER next to the corresponding question
number:

1. 3x3y2(6x2y) = …

A. 18x6y3
B. 9x5y
C. 18x6y2
D. 18x5y3 (1)

2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. √8 is an irrational number
1
B. 0,33 = 3
C. 52 = 10
−4
D. is a rational number (1)
5

3. a2 – 25 =

A. (a+25)(a+1)
B. (a-5)(a+5)
C. (5-a)(5+a)
D. 5a(a-5) (1)

4. Study the table below and choose the correct value of 𝑎 and b

1 2 3 4 … 12
-4 1 6 𝑎 … 𝑏

A. 𝑎 = 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 24
B. 𝑎 = 30 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 51
C. 𝑎 = 11 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 51
D. 𝑎 = 11 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 41 (2)

5. 72008 has the last digit as …

A. 1.
B. 3.
C. 7.
D. 9. (2)
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6. The South African flag may be displayed horizontally or vertically as shown below:

A B

The type of transformation shown above is:

A. Rotation through 90°

B. Translation
C. Reflection
D. Rotation through 180° (1)

7. Study the flow diagram below and determine the value of 𝑝.

𝑝 1 +10,5 15
𝑥
2

A. 𝑝=6
B. 𝑝 = 4,5
C. 𝑝=9
D. 𝑝 = 13 (1)

8. Solve for 𝑚 if 2𝑚 − 1 − 15

A. 𝑚=5
B. 𝑚=4
C. 𝑚=3
D. 𝑚=1 (1)

9. The square below is made up of four equal rectangles and a smaller square.

If the length and width of each rectangle is 6 units and 2 units respectively, then the area
of the inner square is:
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A. 16
B 64
C. 48
D. 320 (2)

10. Write 0,00008 in scientific notation.

A. 8,0 x 10-5
B. 8,0 x 10-4
C. 8,0 x 105
D. 8,0 x 104 (1)

11. Which of the following statements is NOT a condition for congruency in triangles?

A. side; side; side

B. side; angle; side
C. 90°; hypotenuse; side
D. angle; angle; angle (1)

12. Refer to the table below which shows the ages of various learners in Grade 9A at
Progress High School. What is the mode and range of the ages respectively?

Learner
Gert Rajesh Jane Nomusa Julius Karabo Siyasanga
Name
Age 14 16 18 16 18 16 14

A. Mode = 16 and Range = 4

B. Mode = 16 and Range = 14
C. Mode = 4 and Range = 16
D. Mode =16 and Range = 18 (2)

13. Name the 3-dimensional container below.

A. Pentagonal prism
B. Hexagonal pyramid
C. Hexagonal prism
D. Cuboid (1)
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14. What is the value of side 𝑥? The two triangles below are SIMILAR TRIANGLES.

20°
20°
4,8 cm

5 cm 9,6 cm

78° x

78°

A. 𝑥 = 5 𝑐𝑚
B. 𝑥 = 12 𝑐𝑚
C. 𝑥 = 14,4 𝑐𝑚
D. 𝑥 = 10 𝑐𝑚 (2)

15. √5 is …

A. real and rational.

B. real and irrational.
C. non-real.
D. a positive integer. (1)

16. What number is represented by A on the ruler?

A


3,12 3,13

A. 3,11
B. 3,1
C. 3,118
D. 3,18 (1)

17. A pentagonal pyramid has …

A. 4 faces.
B. 5 faces.
C. 6 faces.
D. 7 faces. (1)

18. The next term in the sequence: 2; 8;18; 32; ... is:

A. 42
B. 64
C. 72
D. 50 (2)
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19. Which of the following triangles are congruent? (The triangles are not drawn to scale)

A D
3 𝑐𝑚
3 𝑐𝑚
C 80঵° F
80঵°
30঵° 5 𝑐𝑚
30঵° 5 𝑐𝑚
B E

G
J L
30঵°
5 𝑐𝑚 3 𝑐𝑚 30঵°
3 𝑐𝑚
5 𝑐𝑚
H 80঵°
I 80঵°
K
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐺𝐻𝐼
∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐺𝐻𝐼
∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐽𝐾𝐿 (2)
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TOTAL SECTION A: 26

SECTION B

QUESTION 1

1.1 Simplify the following expressions:

2.1.1 24𝑘 5 𝑚2
8𝑘 2 𝑚6 (2)

2.1.2 −[(𝑎 − 2)2 + (𝑎 − 3)(𝑎 − 2)] + 8 (4)

1.2 Factorise the following expression completely:

4(𝑎 + 𝑏) − 𝑥 2 (𝑎 + 𝑏) (3)

1.3 Evaluate 1112-992 (2)

1.4 Solve for x:

1.4.1 3(𝑥 + 5) − 6 = −2(𝑥 + 1) (3)

1.4.2 3𝑥+1 = 27 (3)

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Study the pattern below and find the following:

Number 1 2 3 4 5 200 n
Pattern 4 11 18 25

2.1.1 the 5th pattern (1)

2.1.2 the general rule for this pattern (3)

2.1.3 the 200th pattern (1)

2.2 Study the graphs below and answer the questions that follow:

E A

B
D

2.2.1 The line graph with equation: 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 𝑐 passes through the points A and B in
the sketch above. What is the value of 𝑐 ?
(1)
2.2.2 If the line passing through D is parallel to line AB, determine its equation.
(2)
2.2.3 Determine the co-ordinates of the 𝑥 -intercept of the line passing through D.
(3)
2.2.4 What is the equation of line EF?
(2)
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QUESTION 3

3.1 Study the following table and answer the questions that follow:

Name of Two-
Number of sides Number of triangles Sum of the interior angles
dimensional shape
Triangle 3 1 1𝑥180°
Quadrilateral 4 2 2𝑥180°
Pentagon 5 3 3𝑥180°
Hexagon 6
Any polygon n

3.1.1 Use the pattern in the table above to find a value for the sum of the interior
angles of a hexagon (1)

3.1.2 Find a general formula for the sum of the interior angles of any n-sided polygon (3)

3.1.3 Name the polygon which has the sum of the interior angles equal to 1080°. (2)

3.2 Study the figure below and answer the questions that follow using the grid provided:

3.2.1 Translate the shape ABCD according to the formula: (x; y) → (x +4; y + 2) and
draw its image on the grid paper provided. (2)

3.2.2 Now reflect the image about the x-axis and write down the coordinates of the
vertices of the reflected image. (3)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 A train 1 km long is travelling at a constant speed of 20 km/hour. It enters the tunnel
which is 1 km long at 1:00 p.m. At what time does the rear of the train emerge from the
tunnel? (4)

4.2 A reservoir is 5 8
full. If 135 litres of water is added, the reservoir is full. What is the
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capacity (in litres) of the reservoir when full? (4)

4.3 A cylindrical tin can with baby powder milk has a radius of 8 cm and a height of 20 cm.
Calculate the volume of powder milk in the can if there is a gap of 3 cm to the lid, as
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shown in the picture. Assume 𝜋 = . (Give the answer correct to 2 decimal places).
7

(4)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 Study the pie-chart below which shows the most popular subjects of 120 Grade 9
learners at Tafula High School. If 72º in the chart represents students who prefer History
and 126º those who love English, then answer the questions that follow:

Science

Mathematics

English
History

5.1.1 What fraction of the pie chart represents History students? (1)

5.1.2 How many students prefer English? (2)

5.1.3 What percentage of the learners prefer Mathematics? (3)

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5.3 The temperature, in °C, for each day of the week is represented in the bar graph below:

Temperature in °C
30
25
25 23 23
20 20
20 18
15
15

10

0
M on Tue We d Thur Fri Sat Sun

Day of the week

Using the temperatures given in the graph above determine the following (correct to 2
decimal places):

5.2.1 median (2)

5.2.2 range (1)

5.2.3 mean (3)

5.2 Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to represent the data. (2)

5.3 Fourteen learners at Mzantsi High School obtained the following results in Mathematics
and Language:

Mathematics 10 40 60 70 58 24 75 44 33 28 66 71 14 33
Language 30 50 55 81 48 36 62 29 54 14 55 62 22 46

5.3.1 Draw a scatter diagram to illustrate the results. (Use the grid supplied) (5)

5.3.2 What is the correlation between the marks obtained in Mathematics and
Language? Explain your answer. (2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 74

GRAND TOTAL: 100

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DIAGRAM SHEET

QUESTION 3
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QUESTION 5