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Mathematics Grade 12 P1 NSC June 2025 Question Paper (Eng)
Grade 12 Mathematics Paper 1 question paper from the NSC June Exam 2025 (English), 10 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
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This question paper consists of 11 questions.
Answer ALL the questions in the SPECIAL ANSWER BOOK provided.
Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs, etc. which you have used in
determining your answers.
Answers only will NOT necessarily be awarded full marks.
You may use an approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-
graphical), unless stated otherwise.
If necessary, round off answers correct to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.
Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
An information sheet with formulae is included at the end of the question paper.
Write neatly and legibly. ..
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QUESTION 1
1.1 Solve for x:
111 x’? —3x-10=0 GB)
1.1.2 3x? + 6x+1=0 (correct to TWO decimal places) (3)
1.1.3 24 42% =8 704 (3)
1.1.4 (x-8)(x+ 2) <0 (3)
115 x+3vx4+2 =2 (4)
1.2 A rectangle having sides of ( — 3) metres and (x + 2) metres has a perimeter of
24 metres and an area of 32 square metres. Calculate the values of x and y. (6)
13 Show that (l+x"+x") -(1-x"-27")° is divisible by 2 for all real values of
m and n. (3)
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QUESTION 2
2.1 Given the arithmetic series: 5 + 7 + 9 + ...+93
2.1.1 Determine the general term of the series, 7,, in the form 7, = pnt+q. (2)
2.1.2 The given series represents the number of kilometres that an athlete ran
each week in preparation for an ultramarathon. The athlete ran 93 km in
the last week of the training programme. How long, in weeks, was the
training programme? (2)
2.1.3 The athlete used this opportunity to raise funds for her high school. The
community sponsored her R10 for each kilometre run during the training
programme. Calculate the total amount that the athlete raised for her
school. (3)
2.2 The general term of a geometric sequence is T, = 2
2.2.1 Write down:
(a) The first term (1)
(b) | The common ratio (1)
2.2.2 Calculate 7,, (Write your answer as a power of 4.) (2)
2.2.3 Calculate ys (3)
n=l +n
2.2.4 Consider the first 21 terms of the sequence 7, =2".
Calculate the sum of the terms in this sequence that are not powers of 4. (4)
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QUESTION 3
Given the quadratic sequence: 14;9565;5;...
3.1 Show that the general term of this sequence is J, =n? —8n+21. @)
3.2 Two consecutive terms of the quadratic sequence have a difference of 33.
Calculate the value of the larger term. @)
3.3 The value of m is added to each term in the quadratic sequence. Determine the
values of m for which only the terms between 7 and T, of the quadratic sequence
will have negative values. (3)
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QUESTION 4
The graph of (x)= on} +4 is drawn below. M_ is the point where the asymptotes of f
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intersect. C and D are the x- and y-intercepts respectively of f A is the point on f that is
closest to M.
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4.1 Write down the coordinates of M. (2)
4.2 Calculate the coordinates of D. (2)
4.3 If y=x+t is the equation of a line of symmetry of f, calculate the value of ¢. (2)
44 Determine the values of x for which f(x) <0. (4)
4.5 Calculate the coordinates of A. (3)
4.6 A single transformation is applied to f to obtain a new graph defined as
A(x) = —*4 4. A! is the image of A under this transformation. Calculate the
xt
length of AA’. (2)
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QUESTION 5
The graph of f(x)=a(x+p)’?+q is drawn below. C(— 1 ; 4) is the turning point of f
BC-3 ;—4) isa point on f-
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5.1 Show that f(x) =—-2x?-4x+2. (3)
5.2 Determine the values of k for which h(x) = f(x)+k will have no real roots. (2)
5.3 The graph of y = g (x), where g’ is the derivative of g, is obtained when /f is
reflected over the line y = 4. Draw a sketch graph of g if g(0)<0.
Clearly indicate any stationary points on your graph. (4)
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The graphs of f(x)=p*+q and g(x)=mx+e are drawn below. A(3 ; 4) is the point of
intersection of f and g. B(O;—3) is the y-intercept of f Eis the x-intercept of g.
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6.2
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Calculate the values of p and q.
Write down the range of f.
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The graph of g”', the inverse of g, also passes through B. Determine the equation
of g inthe form y=...
Write down the equation of g™ inthe form y=...
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QUESTION 7
7A John invests an amount of money in an account paying interest at a rate of 15% p.a.,
compounded monthly. Calculate the annual effective interest rate of this investment. (2)
7.2 Tino invests R500 000 in an account earning interest at the rate of 6%p.a.,
compounded quarterly. Tino decides to withdraw R11 250 at the end of every
3 months. Tino will continue making these regular withdrawals until there is no
money in the account. How many withdrawals of R11 250 will Tino be able to make? (5)
73 On 1 March 2021, Abby made a once-off deposit of R12 000 into an account earning
interest at a rate of 9,5% p.a., compounded monthly. She deposited R500 into the
same account on 1 April 2023 and continues to make these monthly deposits of R500
on the first day of each month thereafter.
Calculate how much money was in the account immediately after the deposit of R500
is made on 1 March 2025, exactly four full years after her initial deposit. (6)
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QUESTION 8
8.1 Determine f(x) from first principles if it is given that f(x) = x? -2 (5)
8.2 Determine:
d
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8.2.2 g(x) if g(x) =-2Vx(x-1)” (4)
8.3 Given that y=4x-14 is a common tangent to f(x)=2x?-4x-6 and
g(x) =ax’ +bx-18, calculate the values of a and b. (6)
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QUESTION 9
Given: f(x) =x —6x° +9x-4=(x-4)(x-k)’
9.1 Show that k= 1.
9.2 Calculate the coordinates of the turning points of f.
9.3 Describe the concavity of f at x=—3.
9.4 Draw the graph of £ Label ALL turning points and intercepts with the axes.
9.5 Calculate the maximum vertical distance between f and h for I<x<3,
if h(x) = -2,f’ @).
QUESTION 10
10.1 A and B are mutually exclusive events.
If P(A) = 0,42 and P(A or B) =0,79, calculate P(B).
10.2 A game at a fun park requires a player to roll a six-sided dice and pick a card from a
deck of 52 cards.
A player wins if an odd number appears on the uppermost face of the dice and the
player also draws a picture card from the deck.
e A deck of cards has 4 suites (hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs).
e There are 4 picture cards (king, queen, jack and ace) in every suite.
A player pays R10 to play a game and in an hour, 260 people can each play one
game. If the owner wants to make a 70% profit per hour, calculate the maximum
amount that the owner must pay out to each winner.
QUESTION 11
Consider the three-digit numbers from 501 up to 999.
11.1
11.2
How many of these three-digit numbers have exactly one 5 in them?
Calculate the probability of a three-digit number not satisfying the condition given in
QUESTION 11.1.
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cos(a + 8) =cosa.cos f -sina.sin B
cos’ asin’ a
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