Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy

LO3 Problems in 2-D contexts: lengths, distances and perimeter, areas of polygons and circles
1. Farmer Bongani inherited a farm from his grandfather. As his grandfather had been ill over the last five years he did not keep the farm in good condition. He allowed weeds to grow in the fields and made no effort to plant good grass for the cattle to feed on. Farmer Bongani asked a land surveyor for a basic layout of the farm. The surveyor supplied the picture below (not drawn to scale).

Farmer Bongani decides to divide up the areas as follows: Area A: Grazing for cattle Area B: Homestead Area C: Corn Area D: He will rest for another year Area E: Potatoes
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1.1 1.2 1.3

Determine the area, in m, of the farm. Determine what percentage of the farm is taken up by the various fields. Farmer Bongani wants to put a fence around each area of the farm with a gate that allows access into at least one other area, and one exit gate from the farm on Area D. The gates will be 2 metres in length. Determine the length of fencing required by Farmer Bongani. Farmer Bongani receives a quote from Steel Fencing Constuction to fence the farm. The quote is R92 per m of fencing and R15 installation cost, plus R1 200 for each gate, inclusive of installation fees. Determine the total of the quote, taking into account that the amounts given are exclusive of VAT.

1.4

1.5 Draw up a design for the gate taking into account the following constraints: - There must be a basic frame (2 long and 2,5 m high) - There must be at least 15 vertical bars and no more than 20 vertical bars. - There must be at least two horizontal bars and no more than 4 horizontal bars. - There must be some kind of security at the top of the gate to deter people from climbing over.

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2. Design Engineering, manufacturers of burglar bars and security gates, have been approached by Windsor High School to give them a quote for burglar proofing and security gates for the new school gymnasium. The drawings below, not drawn to scale, are of the new school gymnasium. Study the drawings and answer the questions that follow.

Additional dimensions: - The triangular windows are all the same size. They are right-angled triangles with measurements as follows:

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- The double doors are 4 m wide, as are all the rectangular windows. - The double doors are 2,5 m high. - The big rectangular windows are 1,5 m high and the small rectangular windows are 1 m high. - Both sides of the building look identical. - The back of the gymnasium has two large rectangular windows, one above the other, with a triangular window in the roof area as for the front of the building. The design for the security gates and for the rectangular window burglar bars are similar and are as shown below:

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The design for the burglar bars on the triangular windows is as is shown below:

2.1 Determine the floor area of the gymnasium. 2.2 The burglar bars are make of steel tubing of different thicknesses.

2.2.1 Determine how many metres of steel tubing, irrespective of thickness, is required to produce the security gates. 2.2.2 Determine how many metres of steel tubing, irrespective of thickness, is required to produce the burglar bars for the rectangular windows. 2.2.3 Determine how many metres of steel tubing, irrespective of thickness, is required to produce the burglar bars for the triangular windows.

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2.3

Design Engineering offer to manufacture the burglar bars and security gates and present Windsor High School with the following quote. Quatity Description Tubing at R8,50 per metre Labour: Doors - 6 hours at R18,00 per hour Windows - 7 hours per window at R18,50 per hour VAT at 14% on materials TOTAL Copy and complete the quote. Amount

2.4

Assume that the drawing of the front of the gymnasium is 4cm wide and 9cm high. What scale was used for the drawings?

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ANSWERS
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1.2

150 X 150 = 22 500 m Area A:

((150 50 ) + (30 40 ) 100 22500 1

= 38,67% Area B:
( 40 100 ) 100 22500 1

= 17,78% Area C: = 8,88% Area D:

( 20 100 ) 100 22500 1

= 18,67% Area E: = 16% 1.3

(70 60 ) 100 22500 1

(60 60 ) 100 22500 1

Perimeter of farm and fields: (4 x 150) + (2 x 100) + (2 x 60) + 70 + 20 + 40 = 1 050 metres Amount of fencing: 1 050 (6 x 2) = 1 038 metres of fencing

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Fencing: (1 038 x (92 + 15)) x 1,14 = R126 615,24 Gates: (6 x 1 200) x 1,14 = R8 208 Total for quote: R126 615,24 + R8 208 = R134 823,24

1.5

Possible design:

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2.1

15 x 8 = 120 m

2.2.1 Frame: (4 + 2,5) x 2 = 13m Vertical bars: 5 x 2 x 2,5 = 25m Horizontal bars: (3 x 2 x 2) = 12m Total: 50m

2.2.2 Windows: 5 large and 2 small Frame: (7 x 4 x 2) + (5 x 1,5 x 2) + (2 x 1 x 2) = 75m Vertical bars: (5 x 1,5 x 7) + (2 x 1 x 7) = 66,5m Horizontal bars: 7 x 3 x 4 = 84m Total: 2.2.3 Frame: 225,5m 1,55 + 1,55 + ( 1,55 2 +1,55 2 ) = 1,55 + 1,55 + 2,19 = 5,29m (The triangular window is divided into two right angled triangles.)
1,55 2 ( 0,5 2,19 )2

Vertical bar:

= 1,55 2 1,095 2 = 1,097 = 1,1m Diagonal bars: (The half triangle is halved again into two right angled triangles.)
1,095
2

0,775

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= 0,77m Total: 2.3 6 x (5,29 + 1,1 + (2 x 0,77)) = 47,58m

2.4

(4cm x 9cm) = (8m x 18m) (4cm x 9cm) = (800cm x 1800cm) 800 4 = 200 1800 9 = 200 Therefore: The scale is 1 : 200

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