EXERCISE # 1

A.Very Short Answer Type Questions B. Short Answer Type Questions
Q.1 Express the following in the form of p/q. Q.15 Which of the following is
(i) . 3 (ii) .37 (i) rational (ii) irrational number
(A) (2  3 ) 2 (B) (3  4 ) 2
Q.2 Write two irrational numbers between 0.2 and
0.21.
Q.16 Given that 3 = 1.732, find the value of
Q.3 Write three irrational numbers between 1
75 + 48 – 192 .
0.202002000200002...and 2

0.203003000300003...
5 3
Q.17 Determine a and b if = 94 a + 3 3 b.
Q.4 Write three irrational numbers between 74 3

3 and 5.
Q.18 If 5 = 2.236 and 6 = 2.449, find the value

Q.5 Find two irrational numbers between 0.5 and 1 2 1 2

of + .
0.55. 5 3 5 3

Q.6 Find two irrational numbers lying between 1

Q.19 If x = 7+ 4 3 , find the value of x+ .
0.1 and 0.12. x

Q.7 Given a rational approximation of 3 correct 1

Q.20 If p = 3 – 2 2 , determine p2 + .
to two places of decimals. p2

Q.8 In the following express the result in the Q.21

5 Find the simplest rationalising factor of

simplest form : 3
108a 4 b 3 5 + 3 + 2.

1 3
Q.22 Simplify : 3 2 + 4 64 + 4 2500 + 6 8 .
Q.9 Express as a pure surd : 54
3
Q.23 Simplify and express the results in simplest
3 3 3
Q.10 Simplify : 2. 40 + 3. 625 + 4. 320 x 2  y2  x x 2  y2  y
form :  .
x 2  y2  y x  x 2  y2
Q.11 Simplify : (3 5  2 3 ) (3 5  2 3 )

6 3 Q.24 Evaluate : 5 2 6 .
Q.12 Simplify : m 2n 2  m 2n 2  m 2n 2

C. Fill in the Blanks

Q.13 Simplify : 5 4
(2 4 ) 3 – 55 8 + 24 5 (2 3 ) 4
Q.25 Every point on the number line corresponds
2 to a .......................... number which may be
Q.14 If 3 = 1.732, find the value of .
3 either ................ or ....................
Q.26 The decimal form of an irrational number is 22
Q.41  is irrational and is rational.
neither ................ nor ................ 7

Q.27 The decimal representation of the rational Q.42 Every rational number must be a whole number.
8
number is ............................. Q.43 The number zero is both positive and negative.
27
Q.44 The sum of the two prime numbers is always
Q.28 0 is a/an .................... number .
even.
(Rational /Irrational)
Q.45 The product of two odd numbers is always
7
Q.29 The decimal equivalent to is ......... odd.
12
Q.46 A number of three digits has for its middle
49
Q.30 The decimal equivalent to is .......... digit, the sum of the other two digits. Then
396
the number must be a multiple of 11.
Q.31 The common fraction equivalent to 0.09375
is ................ Q.47 If u = x2 – y2 is an even number, where x and
y are whole numbers, then u must be a
Q.32 The common fraction equivalent to 0.4312 multiple of 4.
is .............
Q.48 The distance between the points a and b on
Q.33 Every real number is either ........... number or the number line is equal to |b – a|.
............... number.

D. True/False Type Questions

Q.34 The sum of two rational numbers is rational.

Q.35 The sum of two irrational numbers is

irrational.

Q.36 The product of two rational numbers is

rational.

Q.37 The product of two irrational numbers is

irrational.

Q.38 The sum of a rational number and an

irrational number is irrational.

Q.39 The product of a nonzero rational number and

an irrational number is a rational number.

Q.40 Every real number is rational.

 ANSWER KEY
A. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE : C. FILL IN THE BLANKS :

1 37 25. real, rational number, an irrational number

1. (i) (ii)
3 99 26. terminating, recurring
2. 0.2010010001..........., 0.2020020002...........
3. 0.20201001000100001..........., 27. 0.296 28. rational
0.202020020002..., 0.202030030003........... 29. 0.583 30. 0.1237
4. 1.8010010001......., 1.9010010001.......,
3 718
2.010010001....... 31. 32.
32 1665
5. 0.501001001....... and 0.5020020002.......
6. 0.10100100010000....... and 0.1020020002....... 33. rational, irrational
3
7. 1.73 8. 3ab 4a D. TRUE/FALSE TYPE :
3 3
9. 2 10. 35 5
34. True 35. False
11. 33 12. m2n2
36. True 37. False
13. – 2. 5 8 14. 1.154
B. SHORT ANSWER TYPE : 38. True 39. False
15. (a) irrational (b) rational 40. False 41. True
1 42. False 43. False
16. – 1.732 17. a = ,b=9
2
44. False 45. True
18. – 0.213 19. 4
20. 34 21. (2  3  5 ) (1 – 2 3 ) 46. True 47. True
48. True
y2
22. 11 2 23.
x2
24. 3 2
 EXERCISE # 2
Which of the following statements Q.17 Visualize the position of 5.665 on the number
are True/False. (Q. 1 to 13) line, through successive magnification.
Q.1 Every natural number is a whole number.
Q.18 Visualize the representation of 1. 3 on the
Q.2 Every whole number is an integer. number line upto 4 decimal places, that is,
Q.3 Every whole number is a natural number. upto 1.3333. Further locate 1.33333.

Q.4 Collection of whole numbers is denoted by W. Q.19 Express 3.5 geometrically.

Q.5 Collection of integers is denoted by N. Q.20 Express 5.42 geometrically and represent it
Q.6 A real number is a rational number. on the number line.

Q.7 Every point on the number line is a real Q.21 By taking  = 3.141 and 2  1.414 ,
number.
2  3 2
evaluate upto three places of
Q.8 Reciprocal of an irrational number is an 5
irrational number. decimals.
Q.9 Every real number can be expressed in the Q.22 Simplify the following expressions :
p (i) (2 2  5 3 )  ( 2  3 3 )
form where p and q are integers and q  0.
q
(ii) (3  3 ) ( 2  2 )
Q.10 Square root of every natural number is an (iii) (3  5 ) (3  5 )
irrational number.
Q.11 Every rational number can be expressed in Q.23 If a  2  3  5 and b  3  3  5 ,
the form of terminating decimal expansion. prove that a2 + b2 – 4a – 6b – 3 = 0.

2 Q.24 If x  3  2 2 and y  3  2 2 , evaluate

Q.12 Decimal expansion of is of recurring form.
7 x4 + y4 + 6x2y2.
Q.13 The number 0.21211211121111………is an Q.25 If x  1  2 , find the value of
irrational number.
1 1
(i) x  (ii) x 
1 x x
Q.14 Express the rational number in recurring
27 1 1
(iii) x 2  2 (iv) x 2  2
decimal form by using the recurring decimal x x
1 59 1 1
expression of . Hence write in (v) x 4  4 (vi) x 4  4
3 27 x x
recurring decimal form.
7 5 7 5
p Q.26 For the identity   a  7 5b ,
Q.15 Express in form 7 5 7 5
q determine the rational numbers a and b.
(i) 2.124 , (ii) 0.237
Q.27 Simplify the following expressions :
1 1 1 1 1
Q.16 Express in decimal form and hence write (i)   
37 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4
79 1 1 2 2
the decimal expansion of . (ii)   
37 2 1 32 5 3 5 3
Q.28 Simplify : Q.30 If ax = b, by = c and cz = a, then prove that
9

3 3 xyz = 1. Here a, b, c are positive real numbers
(i) (9) 2 (ii) (9) 2 (iii) (25) 2 and x, y, z are rational numbers.
3 3 3
 
(iv) (36) 2 (v) (49) 2 (vi) (.0001) 4

Q.29 Simplify :
4

 243  5
(i)   (ii) 3
(343) 2
 32 
 ANSWER KEY
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. True 8. True
9. False 10. False 11. False 12. True
2122 47
13. True 14. 0.037, 2.185 15. (i) (ii) 16. 0.027, 2.135,
999 198
5 6 1 2
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
17. (i) 18. (i)

5.6 5.7 1.3 1.4

5.66 5.67 1.33 1.34
(ii) (ii)

5.66 5.67 1.33 1.34

1.333 1.334
(iii) (iii)

5.665 1.3333

D D

2.25 3.21
3.5
19. 20. 2.21 1
1.25
M B C A M B C E ( 5.42 )

3.5 1 5.42 (0)

21. 2.105 (approx)

22. (i) 3 2  2 3 (ii) 6  3 2  2 3  6 (iii) 4

24. 585

25. (i)  2 2 , (ii) 2, (iii) 6, (iv)  4 2 , (v) 34, (vi)  24 2

1
26. a  0, b 
11

27. (i) 5  1 , (ii) 1  2  3  5

1 1
28. (i) 27, (ii) , (iii) 125, (iv) 216, (v) , (vi) 1000
27 343
16 1
29. (i) , (ii)
81 49