ASIGNMENT 2025 MATHEMATICS
GRADE 12
MATHEMATICS
ASSIGNMENT
TERM 2
2025
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
This question paper consists of 14 pages, 1 information sheet.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1. Write your name number and surname on your answer booklet.
2. This question paper consists of 12 questions.
3. Answer ALL the questions.
4. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs et cetera that you have used in determining
your answers.
5. Answers only will not necessarily be awarded full marks.
6. You may use an approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical),
unless stated otherwise.
7. If necessary, round answers off to TWO decimal places, unless stated otherwise.
8. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
9. An information sheet, with formulae, is included at the end of the question paper.
10. ANSWER BOOK WILL BE PROVIDED.
11. Write legibly and present your work neatly.
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SECTION A: DATAHANDLING AND CALCULUS (60 marks; 60 minutes)
QUESTION 1
The scores for 8 golfers who played a single round of golf on the same golf course are
shown below.
69 71 75 74 78 70 72 71
1.1 Calculate the mean score. (2)
1.2 Calculate the standard deviation for the data. (2)
1.3 How many golfers' scores lie outside one standard deviation of the mean? (2)
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QUESTION 2
Fifteen members of a basketball team took part in a tournament. Each player was
allowed the same amount of time on the court. The points scored by each player at the
end of the tournament are shown below.
27 28 30 32 34 38 41 42 43 43 44 46 53 56 62
2.1 Determine the median of the given data. (1)
2.2 Determine the interquartile range for the data. (3)
2.3 Draw a box and whisker diagram to represent the data. (3)
2.4 Use the box and whisker diagram to comment on the points scored by the players
in this team. (2)
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QUESTION 3
Thirty learners were asked to answer a question in Mathematics. The time taken, in
minutes, to answer the question correctly, is shown in the frequency table below.
TIME, T NUMBER OF
(IN MINUTES) LEARNERS
1≤t<3 3
3≤t<5 6
5≤t<7 7
7≤t<9 8
9 ≤ t < 11 5
11 ≤ t < 13 1
3.1 Construct a cumulative frequency table for the data. (3)
3.2 Draw a cumulative frequency graph (ogive) of the above data on the grid
provided . (4)
3.3 If a learner answers the question correctly in less than 4 minutes, then he/she is
classified as a 'gifted learner'. Estimate the percentage of 'gifted learners' in this
group. (2)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Determine f ( x ) from first principles if f ( x) x 3x 2 . (5)
4.2 Find:
4.2.1 dy (3)
if y x 3 12 x 2 12.
dx
4.2.2 ( x 2)( x 2) (2)
f '( x) if f ( x) .
x
4.3 3x 2 (2)
Calculate the value of f (9), given that f ( x) 24 x .
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QUESTION 5
5.1 Show that ( x 2) is a factor of f ( x ). (1)
5.2 Hence, or otherwise, calculate the axis intercepts of the graph of f . (3)
5.3 Calculate the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of f . (4)
5.4 Sketch the graph of f on the axes provided on the diagram sheet, clearly
indicating the intercepts with the axes and the turning points.. (2)
5.5 Give the x-coordinate of the point of inflection of the graph. (1)
5.6 For what value(s) of x is f ( x). f ( x) 0? (2)
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QUESTION 6
A manufacturer wants to make an open box (i.e. a box with no lid) with a square base and
volume 4 m 3 . The sides are perpendicular to the base which measures x x metres.
6.1 Determine the height of the box, h, in terms of x. (2)
6.2 The manufacturer wants to dip the box in plastic resin to coat the inside and
outside of the box, including the base. Show that the area to be coated is given
by the equation
32
A 2x 2
x (3)
6.3 Hence determine the value of x that will give the minimum surface area to be
coated. (4)
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SECTION B: FINANCE AND ANALYTICA GEOMETRY (41 marks; 40 minutes)
QUESTION 7
7.1 A photocopier valued at R24 000 depreciates at a rate of 18% p.a. on the reducing- (4)
balance method. After how many years will its value be R15 000?
7.2 Mrs Campbel invested R10 050 on 1 January 2020 in an account that paid interest at (4)
the rate of x % p.a., compounded quarterly. The accumulated amount in the account
on 1 January 2024 was R13 867. Calculate the value of x.
7.3 Mr Mbuyisa invested R50 000 in a savings account for 7 years. The investment
earned interest at the rate of 14% p.a., compounded monthly for the first three years.
The rate of interest changed to 13% p.a., compounded half-yearly, for the remaining
four years. Mr Mbuyisa withdrew R6 032 from the account 5 years after making the
initial deposit.
7.3.1 Calculate the accumulated amount in the account three years after (3)
making the initial deposit.
7.3.2 Calculate the accumulated amount in the savings account at the end of (4)
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QUESTION 8
In the diagram below, PQRS is a rectangle with vertices P(– 4 ; 0), Q(4 ; a), R(6 ; 0) and
S. Q lies in the first quadrant.
y
Q(4 ; a)
P(– 4 ; 0) O x
R(6 ; 0)
8.1 Show that a = 4. (4)
8.2 Determine the equation of the straight line passing through the points S and R
in the form y mx c. (4)
8.3 Calculate the coordinates of S. (4)
8.4 Calculate the length of PR. (2)
8.5 Determine the equation of the circle that has diameter PR. (3)
Give the equation of the circle in the form ( x a) 2 ( y b) 2 r 2 . [17]
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QUESTION 9
In the diagram below, two circles with equations x 4 y 6 25 and
2 2
x 10 y 2 1 are drawn. CD is a common tangent to the circles with centres A and B
2
at C and D respectively. C is a point on the y-axis.
9.1 Determine the co-ordinates of C. (4)
9.2 Determine the length of the common tangent CD. Leave your answer in (5)
surd form. [9]
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SECTION C: 2 ,3D AND EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY (49 marks; 80 minutes)
QUESTION 10
In the diagram below, QRST is a vertical wall of height h on level ground. P is a point
on the ground in front of the wall. The angle of elevation of R from P is β and the angle
of elevation of S from P is 2β. TP = 2,25 metres and QP = 6 metres.
10.1 Express tan and tan 2 in terms of h . (2)
10.2 tan 2 2 1
Given: , Show that tan 2
tan 1 tan
2
4 (4)
10.3 Hence determine the value of correct to two decimal digits (2)
10.4 ˆ 120 .
Determine SR, the length of the wall, SPR (6)
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QUESTION 11
Refer to the diagram.
ABCD is a parallelogram with diagonals BD and CA. HF // BD.
CG = 72 units; DF = 24 units; FA = 40 units
11.1 Find:
11.1.1 the length of GA. (1)
11.1.2 the length of GH. (3)
11.1.2 the value of Area ΔAHF : Area ΔACD. (4)
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11.2 Complete the statement: (1)
The sum of the angles around a point is ...
11.3 In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. K, L, M and N are points on the
circumference of the circle such that LM = MN. LON ˆ 100
Determine, with reasons, the values of the following:
11.3.1 ˆ .
LMN (3)
11.3.2 ˆ
LKM (3)
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QUESTION 12
12.1 In the diagram below, two circles have a common tangent TAB. PT is a tangent to
the smaller circle. PAQ, QRT and NAR are straight lines.
Let . Qˆ x
12.1.1 Name, with reasons, THREE other angles equal to x. (5)
12.1.2 Prove that APTR is a cyclic quadrilateral. (5)
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12.2 Two circles touch each other at point A. The smaller circle passes through O, the
centre of the larger circle. Point E is on the circumference of the smaller circle. A,
D, B and C are points on the circumference of the larger circle.
OE || CA.
12.2.1 Prove, with reasons, that AE BE . (2)
12.2.2 Prove that AED ||| CEB . (3)
12.2.3 Hence, or otherwise, show that AE 2 DE.CE . (2)
12.2.4 If AE.EB EF.EC , show that E is the midpoint of DF . (3)
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INFORMATION SHEET: MATHEMATICS
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