Mathematics P3 English

November 2008 — Grade 12 / Matric — Mathematics

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🎯 100 marks ❓ 10 questions ⏱️ 2h 📄 10 pages 📝 52 items found ∑ 2 math symbols 📚 6 topics

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1.1Write down a recursive form ula for the sequence. (3\

1.2Write down another formula for the sequence. (2\ [5]5

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2.1Estimate the percentage of employees who will struggle to maintain an acceptable quality of life. (2\

2.2Estimate the percentage of employees who earn more than R11 800 per month. (2\

2.3Do you think that the company has a fair salary structure? Use the given data to motivate your answer. (3\ [7] R8 850 1 sd 2 sd 3 sd 1 sd 2 sd 3 sd7

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3.1Calculate the number of people who voted 'no' to the question. (2\

3.2Can you conclude from this survey that 65 % of all South Africans believe that South Africa should not help Zimbabwean refugees? Discuss by making reference to the validity of the results of this survey.

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4.1A survey of 80 students at a local library indicated the reading preferences below: 44 read the National Geographic magazine 33 read the Getaway magazine 39 read the magazine 23 read both

4.1.1How many students did not read any magazine? (1\

4.1.2Let the number of students who read National Geographic but not , be represented by . Draw a Venn diagram to represent reading preferences. (5\

4.1.3Hence show that = 5. (3\

4.1.4What is the probability, correct to THREE decimal places, that a student selected at random will read at least two of the three magazines? (3\

4.2A smoke detector system in a large warehouse uses two devices, A and B. If smoke is present, the probability that it will be detected by device A is 0,95. The probability that it will be detected by device B is 0,98 and the probability that it will be detected

4.2.1If smoke is present, what is the probability that it will be detected by device A or device B or both devices? (3\

4.2.2What is the probability that the smoke will not be detected? (1\

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5.1The Matric Dance Committee has decided on the menu below for the 2008 Matric Dance. A person attending the dance must choose only ONE item from each category, that is starters, main course and dessert.

5.1.1How many different meal combinations can be chosen? (2\

5.1.2A particular person wishes to ha ve chicken as his main course. How many different meal combinations does he have? (2\

5.2A photographer has placed six chairs in the front row of a studio. Three boys and three girls are to be seated in these chairs. In how many different ways can they be seated if:

5.2.1Any learner may be seated in any chair (2\

5.2.2Two particular learners wish to be seated next to each other (3\ [9]9

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7.1Complete the statements below by filling in the missing word(s\so that the statements are CORRECT:

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8.2TR = TB (2\ (3\ [8]8

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9.3Prove that SRWT is a cylic quadrilateral. (3\

9.4Prove that QWR /// QST. (3\

9.5If QW = 5 cm, TW = 3 cm, QR = 4 cm and WR = 2 cm, calculate the length of:

9.5.1TS (3\

9.5.2SR (3\

10.1ED CE

10.4.2ABC of Area TEC of

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10.2Show that D is the midpoint of BE. (2\

10.3If FD = 2 cm, calculate the length of TE. (2\

10.4Calculate the numerical value of: (1\ (3\ [9] TOTAL: 1009

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Mathematical Content

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Topics Identified

GeometryTrigonometryAnalytical GeometryStatisticsProbabilityFinancial Maths

Mark Allocation

Total100 marks

Sections5 + 7 + 16 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 16 + 9 = 84 marks

Paper information

SubjectMathematics

Year2008

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 3

LanguageEnglish

Pages14

Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2000s

Years ago18y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodNovember 2008

Days since exam6,564

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