Practice — what type is this question? (Algebra Equations Inequalities)
Read each question and decide what type it is before revealing the answer.
Grade 11Paper 1Level 1 — Knowledge
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 3 — Complex Procedures
2.3 Write the expression 2x² + 12x + 11 in the form a(x + p)² + q.
Practice question — not sourced from a past paper.
Grade 11Paper 1Level 3 — Complex 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 3 — Complex 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 3 — Complex 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 4 — Problem 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