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Practice — what type is this question? (Algebra Equations Inequalities)

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Grade 11Paper 1Level 1Knowledge
1.1.1 Solve for x: (2x − 3)(x + 7) = 0

Source: DBE Mathematics Paper 1, Grade 11, November 2017, Question 1.1.1

Grade 11Paper 1Level 3Complex Procedures
2.3 Write the expression 2x² + 12x + 11 in the form a(x + p)² + q.

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Grade 11Paper 1Level 3Complex Procedures
1.2 Solve simultaneously for x and y: 2y + x = 1 x² + y² + 3xy + y = 0

Source: DBE Mathematics Paper 1, Grade 11, November 2017, Question 1.2

Grade 11Paper 1Level 3Complex Procedures
1.1.4 Solve for x: x² > 3(x + 6)

Source: DBE Mathematics Paper 1, Grade 11, November 2017, Question 1.1.4

Grade 11Paper 1Level 3Complex Procedures
1.3 If f(x) = 0 has roots x = (−5 ± √(3 − 12k²))/4, for which values of k will the roots be equal?

Source: DBE Mathematics Paper 1, Grade 11, November 2017, Question 1.3

Grade 11Paper 1Level 4Problem Solving
10 Bongani wants to start a small vegetable garden at his house. He wants to use an existing wall and 14 m of fencing to enclose a rectangular area for the garden. Calculate the dimensions of the largest rectangular area that he can enclose.

Source: DBE Mathematics Paper 1, Grade 11, November 2016, Question 10