A complete 150-mark practice paper: 12 questions in 58 parts, 35 topics, Section A 72 marks and Section B 78. Every question was generated for this page and every answer was independently verified.
The split between the sections, and how much of the paper each topic is worth, were measured from 415 real IEB questions — not guessed. None of those questions appears here.
The table and scatter plot show the distance of a taxi trip in km (x) and the fare in rands (y): (7; 67); (14; 121); (16; 132); (20; 166); (21; 167); (23; 183); (24; 199); (29; 239).
(a)
Use your calculator to determine the equation of the least squares regression line in the form y = A + Bx. Give A and B correct to three decimal places.
(3)
(b)
Determine the correlation coefficient r, correct to two decimal places.
(1)
(c)
Describe the strength and direction of the correlation.
(2)
(d)
Use your equation to predict y when x = 35.
(2)
(e)
Is this prediction reliable? Explain.
(2)
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QUESTION 3
Given: sin 36° = k. Determine, without the use of a calculator, each of the following in terms of k.
(a)
sin 324°
(2)
(b)
tan 36°
(3)
(c)
cos 72°
(3)
(d)
sin 77° cos 41° − cos 77° sin 41°
(3)
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QUESTION 4
In the diagram:
ABCD is a square.
A(−1; 2) and C(3; 4) are opposite vertices.
(a)
Determine the coordinates of M, the point where the diagonals of the square meet.
(2)
(b)
Determine the equation of the diagonal BD.
(3)
(c)
Determine the coordinates of B and D, given that B has the greater x-coordinate.
(4)
(d)
Calculate the area of the square ABCD.
(2)
(e)
Determine the inclination of AC, correct to one decimal place.
(2)
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QUESTION 5
In the diagram:
O is the centre of the circle, and SAT is a tangent to the circle at A.
B and C lie on the circle.
State all relevant reasons with your statements.
(a)
Use the diagram to prove the theorem that states that the angle between a tangent to a circle and a chord drawn from the point of contact is equal to the angle in the alternate segment.
(6)
In the diagram below, A, B and C lie on the circle and PAQ is a tangent to the circle at A. D lies on AB and E on AC, with DE ∥ BC.
(b)
Prove that PD = AD.
(3)
(c)
Hence prove that PQ is a tangent to the circle through A, D and E.
(2)
(d)
If AD = 4 units, DB = 2 units and AC = 9 units, calculate the length of AE.
(2)
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QUESTION 6
The graph of f(x) = a cos(x + p), where a > 0 and −90° < p < 90°, is drawn below for x ∈ [−180°; 180°]. A(60°; 3) is a turning point of f.
(a)
Write down the values of a and p.
(3)
(b)
Write down the range of f.
(1)
(c)
Sketch the graph of g(x) = 3 sin x on the same set of axes as f. Label all intercepts with the axes, turning points and end points.
(4)
(d)
Calculate the values of x ∈ [−180°; 180°] for which f(x) = g(x).
(5)
(e)
Use your graph to determine the values of x ∈ [−180°; 180°] for which f(x)·g(x) < 0.
(3)
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Section B[78 marks]
QUESTION 7
In the diagram:
In ΔABC, D lies on BC with BD : DC = 5 : 4.
E is the midpoint of AD, and BE produced meets AC at F.
G lies on FC such that DG ∥ BF.
State all relevant reasons with your statements.
(a)
Determine FG : GC.
(2)
(b)
Prove that AF = FG.
(2)
(c)
Hence determine AF : FC.
(2)
(d)
Determine area ΔABF : area ΔCBF.
(2)
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QUESTION 8
In the diagram:
The circle with centre M has the equation x^2 + y^2 − 8y − 1 = 0.
(a)
Determine the coordinates of the centre M and the radius of the circle.
(3)
(b)
Show that P(1; 8) lies on the circle.
(2)
(c)
Determine the equation of the tangent to the circle at P.
(4)
(d)
A tangent is drawn from Q(−7; 11) to the circle, touching it at T. Determine the length of QT.
(3)
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QUESTION 9
In the diagram:
A(−2; 2), B(−4; −4) and C(2; −6) lie on the circle with centre M.
(a)
Show that AB ⊥ BC.
(3)
(b)
Hence explain why AC is a diameter of the circle through A, B and C, and determine the coordinates of its centre M.
(3)
(c)
Determine the equation of the circle.
(2)
(d)
Determine the equation of the tangent to the circle at C.
(3)
(e)
Calculate the area of ΔABC.
(2)
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QUESTION 10
In the diagram:
In ΔABC, D lies on BC and E lies on AC.
AD ⊥ BC and BE ⊥ AC.
AD and BE intersect at H.
= x
State all relevant reasons with your statements.
(a)
Prove that CDHE is a cyclic quadrilateral.
(3)
(b)
Prove that ABDE is a cyclic quadrilateral.
(3)
(c)
Express DC in terms of x.
(2)
(d)
Prove that = BC.
(2)
(e)
Hence prove that ΔCDE ||| ΔCAB.
(3)
(f)
If CD = 15 units, CA = 25 units and CE = 18 units, calculate the length of CB.
(2)
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QUESTION 11
The frequency polygon shows the time in minutes that 51 people waited at a clinic, grouped in the classes 0 ≤ x < 10; 10 ≤ x < 20; 20 ≤ x < 30; 30 ≤ x < 40; 40 ≤ x < 50.
(a)
Estimate the mean of the data.
(3)
(b)
Write down the modal class.
(1)
(c)
Draw an ogive (cumulative frequency curve) for the data.
(4)
(d)
Use your ogive to estimate the median.
(2)
(e)
Use your ogive to estimate the interquartile range.
(3)
(f)
Is the data skewed? Explain, using the mean and the median.
(2)
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QUESTION 12
In the diagram below (answers correct to two decimal places):
A straight road rises at an angle θ to the horizontal.
PT is a vertical street light at the point P on the road.
A is a point on the road, d metres down the road from P.
The angle of elevation of T from A is α.
(a)
Show that AP = 90° − α.
(3)
(b)
Hence show that PT = (d sin(α − θ))/(cos α).
(3)
(c)
Calculate PT if d = 26 m, θ = 5° and α = 25°.
(2)
(d)
B is a point on the road, 20 m further down the road than A. Calculate the length of BT.
(4)
(e)
Calculate the angle of elevation of T from B.
(3)
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Memorandum
Every answer below was confirmed by an independent verifier at the moment the question was made.
QUESTION 1
(a)Answer:PA = 42°
PA = TA = 42° (tan chord theorem)
(b)Answer:TA = 84°
TA = 2 × TA = 84° (∠ at centre = 2 × ∠ at circumference)
(c)Answer:OA = 48°
OP = 90° (tan ⊥ radius)
∴ OA = 90° − PA = 48°
(d)Answer:TA = 138°
TA = 180° − TA = 138° (opp ∠s of cyclic quad)
(e)Answer: reflex TA = 276°
reflex TA = 360° − 84° = 276° (∠s round a pt)
The angle at the centre
QUESTION 2
(a)Answer:y = 10.873 + 7.708x
A = 10.873
B = 7.708
(b)Answer:r = 1.00
(c)Answer: a strong positive correlation
r = 1.00: r > 0 and |r| is at least 0.8
(d)Answer:y = 280.65
y = 10.873 + 7.708(35)
(e)Answer: No: x lies outside the data (extrapolation)
the data runs from x = 7 to x = 29; x = 35 lies outside it
The least-squares line of best fit
QUESTION 3
(a)Answer:sin 324° = −k
sin 324° = sin(360° − 36°) = −sin 36° = −k
(b)Answer:tan 36° = k/√(1 − k^2)
cos^2 36° = 1 − sin^2 36° = 1 − k^2
36° is acute, so cos 36° > 0
tan 36° = (sin 36°)/(cos 36°) = k/√(1 − k^2)
(c)Answer:cos 72° = 1 − 2k^2
cos 72° = 1 − 2sin^2 36°
= 1 − 2k^2
(d)Answer:sin 77° cos 41° − cos 77° sin 41° = k
sin 77° cos 41° − cos 77° sin 41° = sin(77° − 41°)
= sin 36° = k
Identities, reduction and compound angles
QUESTION 4
(a)Answer:M(1; 3)
the diagonals of a square bisect each other: M is the midpoint of AC
M = ((−1 + 3)/2;(2 + 4)/2) = (1; 3)
(b)Answer:y = −2x + 5
m_AC = (4 − 2)/(3 − (−1)) = 1/2
the diagonals of a square are perpendicular: m_BD = −2
through M: 3 = (−2)(1) + c, so c = 5
(c)Answer:B(2; 1) and D(0; 5)
the diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other: MB = MD = MA
MA^2 = (−1 − 1)^2 + (2 − 3)^2 = 5
on BD: (x − 1)^2 + (−2x + 2)^2 = 5
x = 2 or x = 0
(d)Answer: 10 square units
AC^2 = 4 × MA^2 = 20
the diagonals are equal and perpendicular: area = ½ × AC × BD = ½ × AC^2 = 10
(e)Answer:θ = 26.6°
tan θ = m_AC = 1/2
The midpoint of a line segment
QUESTION 5
(a)Answer: See the proof below.
Required to prove: BT = AB
Construction: Draw the diameter AD and join DB.
DT = 90° (tan ⊥ radius)
AD = 90° (∠ in semi-circle)
∴ BT = 90° − DB
AB = 90° − DB (sum ∠s of Δ)
∴ BT = AB
AB = AB (∠s in the same seg)
∴ BT = AB
(b)Answer:PD = AD
PB = AB (tan chord theorem)
AB = AD (corresp ∠s; DE ∥ BC)
∴ PD = AD
(c)Answer: PQ is a tangent to the circle through A, D and E
PD = AD (proved)
∴ PQ is a tangent to the circle through A, D and E (converse tan chord theorem)
(d)Answer:AE = 6 units
AE/EC = AD/DB = 2 (line ∥ one side of Δ; DE ∥ BC)
∴ AE = (4/6) × 9 = 6 units
Proving the theorem itself, not using it
QUESTION 6
(a)Answer:a = 3 and p = −60°
the greatest value of f is 3, so a = 3
cos(x + p) is greatest where x + p = 0°
60° + p = 0°, so p = −60°
(b)Answer:−3 ≤ y ≤ 3
f runs from −3 to 3
(c)Answer: See the sketch below.
g(x) = 3 sin x
g: x-intercepts (−180°; 0), (0°; 0), (180°; 0)
g: y-intercept (0°; 0)
g: turning points (−90°; −3), (90°; 3)
g: end points (−180°; 0), (180°; 0)
(d)Answer:x = −105° or x = 75°
3 cos(x − 60°) = 3 sin x
cos(x − 60°) = cos(90° − x)
x − 60° = 90° − x + k·360°, so x = 75° + k·180°
or x − 60° = −(90° − x) + k·360°, which gives −60° = −90° + k·360°: no solution
In [−180°; 180°]: x = −105° or x = 75°
(e)Answer:−30° < x < 0° or 150° < x < 180°
f and g have opposite signs, read from the sketch
Trigonometric graphs
QUESTION 7
(a)Answer:FG : GC = 5 : 4
In ΔCBF: DG ∥ BF
∴ FG : GC = 5 : 4 (line ∥ one side of Δ; DG ∥ BF)
(b)Answer:AF = FG
In ΔADG: AE = ED and EF ∥ DG
∴ AF = FG (line through midpt ∥ to second side)
(c)Answer:AF : FC = 5 : 9
AF = FG = 5k and GC = 4k (proved)
∴ AF : FC = 5 : 9
(d)Answer: 5 : 9
area ΔABF : area ΔCBF = 5 : 9 (same height)
Products and ratios of lengths
QUESTION 8
(a)Answer:M(0; 4); r = √17
x^2 + (y − 4)^2 = 1 + 16
x^2 + (y − 4)^2 = 17
M(0; 4) and r = √(17) = √17
(b)Answer: See the working below.
(1)^2 + (8)^2 + 0(1) − 8(8) − 1 = 0
so P lies on the circle
(c)Answer:y = −(1/4)x + 33/4
m_MP = (8 − 4)/(1 − 0) = 4
the tangent is perpendicular to the radius: m = −1/4
8 = (−1/4)(1) + c, so c = 33/4
(d)Answer:QT = 9 units
QM^2 = (−7 − 0)^2 + (11 − 4)^2 = 98
MT ⊥ QT (radius ⊥ tangent), so QT^2 = QM^2 − r^2
QT^2 = 98 − 17 = 81
QT = 9
The equation of a circle
QUESTION 9
(a)Answer: See the working below.
m_AB = (−4 − 2)/(−4 − (−2)) = 3
m_BC = (−6 − (−4))/(2 − (−4)) = −1/3
m_AB × m_BC = (3)(−1/3) = −1, so AB ⊥ BC
(b)Answer:M(0; −2)
AC = 90°, so AC subtends a right angle at B: AC is a diameter (converse ∠ in semi-circle)
M is the midpoint of AC: ((−2 + 2)/2;(2 + (−6))/2) = (0; −2)
(c)Answer:x^2 + (y + 2)^2 = 20
r^2 = MA^2 = (−2 − 0)^2 + (2 − (−2))^2 = 20
(d)Answer:y = (1/2)x − 7
m_MC = −2
the tangent is perpendicular to the radius MC: m = 1/2
−6 = (1/2)(2) + c, so c = −7
(e)Answer: 20 square units
AB = 2√10 and BC = 2√10
area = ½ × AB × BC (the right angle is at B) = 20
Gradient
QUESTION 10
(a)Answer: CDHE is a cyclic quadrilateral
HC = 90° (given)
HC = 90° (given)
∴ HC + HC = 180°
∴ CDHE is a cyclic quad (opp ∠s of quad supp)
(b)Answer: ABDE is a cyclic quadrilateral
AB = AB = 90° (given)
∴ ABDE is a cyclic quad (line subtends equal ∠s)
(c)Answer:DC = 90° − x
AC = 90° (given)
∴ DC = 90° − x (sum ∠s of Δ)
(d)Answer: = BC
= BE (ext ∠ of cyclic quad)
(e)Answer: ΔCDE ||| ΔCAB
In ΔCDE and ΔCAB:
DE = AB (common)
= CB (proved)
∴ ΔCDE ||| ΔCAB (∠∠∠)
(f)Answer:CB = 30 units
CD/CA = CE/CB (||| Δs)
∴ CB = (18 · 25)/15 = 30 units
Proving a quadrilateral is cyclic
QUESTION 11
(a)Answer: 21.08
midpoints: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45
Σ f·x = 1075 and n = 51
mean = 1075/51 = 21.08
(b)Answer:10 ≤ x < 20
the highest frequency is 16
(c)Answer: See the ogive below.
cumulative frequencies: 10, 26, 41, 45, 51
plot each against the upper limit of its class, starting at (0; 0)
(d)Answer: about 19.7
the median is at a cumulative frequency of 51/2 = 25.5
read across to the ogive and down: about 19.7
(e)Answer: about 16.5
Q1 at 12.75: about 11.7; Q3 at 38.25: about 28.2
IQR = 28.2 − 11.7 = 16.5
(f)Answer: Skewed to the right (positively)
mean 21.08 and median about 19.7
mean > median
The estimated mean of grouped data
QUESTION 12
(a)Answer: See the working below.
AT makes an angle α and the road an angle θ with the horizontal: PT = α − θ
the horizontal at P makes 90° with PT, and PA lies θ below it: AT = 90° + θ
AP = 180° − (α − θ) − (90° + θ) = 90° − α (sum ∠s of Δ)
(b)Answer: See the working below.
In ΔAPT: PT/(sin PT) = AP/(sin AP) (sine rule)
PT = (d sin(α − θ))/(sin(90° − α))
sin(90° − α) = cos α, so PT = (d sin(α − θ))/(cos α)
(c)Answer:PT = 9.81 m
PT = (26 sin 20°)/(cos 25°)
= 9.81 m
(d)Answer:BT = 47.86 m
AT = (d sin(90° + θ))/(sin(90° − α)) = (26 cos 5°)/(cos 25°) = 28.58 m (sine rule)