FINAL

NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

MATHEMATICS

MARKING GUIDELINES

COMMON TEST

MARCH 2024

MARKS: 100

These marking guidelines consist of 10 pages.

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 2 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

QUESTION 1
1.1.1 8 ; 15 ; 22 ; ………..
a  8 ; d  7 ; n  36
Tn  a  (n  1)d
A substitution
T36  8  (36  1)(7)
T36  253 CA answer (2)
1.1.2 a  8 ; d  7 ; n  36
n
Sn   2a  (n  1)d 
2
36
S36   2(8)  (36  1)(7)  CA substitution
2
S36  4698 CA answer

OR OR
n
Sn  a  l 
2
36
S36   8  253 CA substitution
2
 4698 CA answer (2)
1.1.3 Tn  a  (n  1)d
T72  8  (72  1)(7)  505 CA value of T72

T72-m  8  (72  m  1)(7) CA Substitution in T72-m

T72-m + T72  786

505  8  497  72  m  786 CA Simplification

7m  224
m  32 CA value of m (4)
2
1.2.1 81  54cm
3
The next jump is 54cm A answer (1)
1.2.2 81 ; 54 ; 36 ; …….
2
a  81 ; r  ; n  9
3
n 1
Tn  ar
8
2
T9  81  A substitution
3
256
  3,16 cm A answer (2)
81

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 3 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

a
1.2.3 S 
1 r
81 A substitution
S 
2
1
3
 243cm CA value of S
243 cm > 230cm
Yes he will be able to catch the insect CA conclusion
OR OR
Showing that he can reach a distance > A substitution
230 through substitution of a value of n CA value of Sn
that is ≥ 8 in the S n formula. (3)
CA conclusion
[14]

QUESTION 2
2.1.1 16 ; 0 ; – 12 ; – 20 ; ………
– 16 ; – 12 ; – 8 ; …….
4; 4 ; …………
2a  4 A value of a
a2
16  3a  b
16  3(2)  b
b  22 CA value of b
16  2  22  c
c  36 CA value of c
(4)
Tn  2n2  22n  36 CA answer

2.1.2 32 ; 28 ; 24 ; 20 ; ……
a  32
d  4
Tn  a  (n  1)d
Tn  32  (n  1)(4) Answer only: A substitution
Full marks CA answer
Tn  4n  36 (2)
2.1.3 2n  22n  36  4n  36
2
CA equating
2n 2  18n  0
n 2  9n  0
n(n  9)  0 CA factors
n  0 or n  9
n  9 only CA n  9 only
 T17 and T18 are the terms CA answer (4)
Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over
Mathematics 4 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

2.2 T1  54 ; T2  162 ; T3  486

a  54 ; r  3 ; n7 A a  54
a  r n  1 A r  3
Sn 
r 1
54  (3)7  1
S7  Answer only: CA substitution
3  1
Full marks
 29538 CA answer (4)
[14]

QUESTION 3
3.1 x  2 A answer
y 1 A answer (2)
3
3.2 0 1 A substituting y  0
x2
3
1 
x2
x  2  3
x  5  A value of x
A(5 ; 0) (2)
3
3.3 y 1 A substituting x  0
02
5
y  A value of y
2
Answer only:
 5
B 0 ;  Full marks
 2 (2)
3 A – x
3.4 g ( x)  1 2
x  2
3
g ( x)  3 A answer
x2
OR OR
Answer only:
3 Full marks
g ( x)  3 AA answer (2)
x  2
3.5 y  xc
3 2c subst  2;3 A substituting  2;3
c 1 CA answer (2)
[10]

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 5 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

QUESTION 4
4.1 y  mx  5
B(0 ; 5): y -intercept
OB = 5 units
OA = OB – AB = 5 – 2 = 3 units A 5 – 2
A(0 ; 3)
f ( x)   x 2  2 x  3
p3 (1)
b
4.2 x
2a
2
x A substitution
2(1)
1 CA value of x
y  (1)2  2(1)  3  4 CA value of y
F(1; 4)
OR OR

f ( x)    x 2  2 x  3
A completing the
f ( x)   ( x 2  2 x  1)  3  1 square

f ( x)    x  1  4 
2
 
f ( x)    x  1  4
2

CA value of x
F(1; 4) CA value of y (3)
4.3 f ( x)   x 2  2 x  3
0  x2  2 x  3 A equating to 0
0  ( x  3)( x  1) A factors
x  3 or  1
C(3 ; 0) CA answer (3)

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 6 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

4.4 C(3 ; 0)
CD = 7 units
OD = 7 + 3 = 10 units CA OD = 10 units
D(10 ; 0)
y2  y1
y  mx  5 or m CA substituting
x2  x1
D(10 ; 0) in y  mx  5
0  10
0  10m  5  OR substituting in
50 gradient formula
1 1
m  CA value of m
2 2
1 ˆ  180   of incl of DE
y   x5 or CDE
2
At E: x  3  26,57
CA substituting x  3
1 7
 y   (3)  5  CE  CD  tan 26,57 1
2 2 in y   x  5 OR
2
CA CE  CD  tan 26, 57 (5)
7 7 7 CA answer
 CE =  0  units  7  tan 26,57 
2 2 2
[12]

QUESTION 5
5.1 f : y  3x 2
A swapping x and y
f 1 : x  3 y 2
1
y2  x
3
1
1 A  x
y x 3
3
1 1
y x ; y0 A answer y  x (3)
3 3

5.2 y
A A shape of each
graph
f

A coordinates of any
(1;3)
two points on f
A coordinates of
(3;1)
f –1 any two points on f 1
(0;0) x
(4)
Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over
Mathematics 7 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

1 CA equating
5.3 3x 2  x
3
2
 1 
 3x  2 2
  x  CA squaring both
 3  sides
1
9x4  x
3
27 x 4  x  0
x(27 x3  1)  0
x(3x  1)(9 x 2  3x  1)  0 or x  0 or 27 x3  1
1 1
x  0 or x  x0 x A x  0
3 3
1
CA x 
3
OR OR
1
x x
3 CA equating
2
 1  CA squaring both
x  
2
x 
 3  sides
1
x2  x
3
3x  x
2

3x 2  x  0
x(3x  1)  0
1
x  0 or x  A x  0
3
1
CA x 
3
OR OR

3x 2  x
A equating

3x 2  x  0
x(3x  1)  0 A factors
1 (4)
x  0 or x  A x  0
3
1
CA x
3
[11]

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 8 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

QUESTION 6

6.1.1
x
–4
r 2  (4) 2  (3) 2  25  A sketch

r  5 –3 A r 5
5

3
 sin x   CA answer (3)
5
6.1.2 2 – sin 2x
= 2 – 2 sin x cos x  A expansion

  3   4  CA substitution
= 2–2  
 5  5 
24
= 2
25
26
=  CA answer (3)
25
6.1.3 cos 2  90  x   1
 sin 2 x  1  A sin 2 x

 3
2
 CA substitution
=   1
 5 
9
= 1
25
 16
=  CA answer (3)
25
 1  cos (180   ) . sin   90
6.2
cos   . sin 90    . tan 2 540    In numerator:
 1   cos  .  cos   A – cos  ,  A – cos 
=
cos . cos . tan 2 540  360    In denominator:
 A cos  ,  A cos 
cos 2   1
=
cos  . tan 2 180   

 1  cos 2  
=  A tan2 
cos 2  . tan 2 
 sin 2   CA  sin 2 
=
sin 2 
cos2  .
cos2 
= –1  CA answer after
simplification (7)
[16]

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 9 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

QUESTION 7

7.1.1 sin  A  B 
 cos 90   A+B    A co-ratio

 cos  90  A  B
 cos  90  A   B   A re-arrangement
 cos  90  A  .cos B  sin  90  A  .sin B  A expansion
 sin A.cos B  cos A.sin B (3)
7.1.2 sin  2 x  50   sin15 cos 48  sin 48 cos15
sin  2 x  50   sin 48 cos15  sin15 cos 48
sin  2 x  50   sin 63 A using compound
angle identity
2 x  50  63  k.360 OR 2 x  50  180  63  k.360  A both solutions
2 x  13  k.360 2 x  67  k.360
x  6,5  k.180 , k  Z x  33,5  k .180 , k  Z CA x  6,5  k.180
CA x  33,5  k.180
k  Z : penalty of 1 if not
written at least once (4)
4 sin x cos x
7.2.1
2 sin 2 x  1
2 2 sin x cos x 
=

 1  2 sin 2 x 
2 sin 2 x  A 2 sin 2x
=
 cos 2 x  A – cos x
= – 2 tan 2x  CA answer (3)
7.2.2 2 sin2 x – 1 = 0
1 1
sin x =  A 
2 2
x = –45º or x = 45º  CA –45º ; CA  45º (3)
7.2.3 4 sin 15o cos 15o
2 sin 2 15o  1
= – 2 tan 30º  A – 2 tan 30º

 1 
= –2  
 3

2 2 3
= or  A answer
3 3 (2)
[1
5]

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over

Mathematics 10 March 2024 Common Test
NSC – Marking Guideline

QUESTION 8

1 1
8.1 m A m
2 2
n  30  A n  30 (2)
8.2 amplitude of f = 1  A answer (1)

8.3 period of h = 180  A answer (1)

8.4 60  x  150   A A answer (2)

8.5 translation of 60 to the left;  A translation of 60 to the left
and reflection in the x-axis  A reflection in the x-axis (2)
[8]

GRAND TOTAL: 100

Copyright Reserved Please Turn Over