Maths CH 1
Maths CH 1
1: Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that the square of any positive integer is
either of form 3m or 3m + 1 for some integer m
Q.2: Express each number as a product of its prime factors:
(i) 140
(ii) 156
(iii) 3825
(iv) 5005
(v) 7429
Q.3: Given that HCF (306, 657) = 9, find LCM (306, 657).
Q.4: Prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational.
Q.5: Without actually performing the long division, state whether the following
rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating
repeating decimal expansion:
(i) 13/3125 (ii) 17/8 (iii) 64/455 (iv) 15/1600
Q.6: The following real numbers have decimal expansions as given below. In
each case, decide whether they are rational or not. If they are rational, and of
the form, p/q what can you say about the prime factors of q?
(i) 43.123456789
(ii) 0.120120012000120000. . .
Q.7: Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n
Q.8: What is the HCF of the smallest prime number and the smallest composite
number?
Q.9: Using Euclid’s Algorithm, find the HCF of 2048 and 960
Q.10: Find HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF × LCM = Product of the two
given numbers.
Q.11: Find three rational numbers lying between 0 and 0.1. Find twenty rational
numbers between 0 and 0.1. Give a method to determine any number of
rational numbers between 0 and 0.1.
Q.12: Which of the following rational numbers have the terminating decimal
representation?
(i) 3/5
(ii) 7/20
(iii) 2/13
(iv) 27/40
(v) 133/125
(vi) 23/7
(i) 42/100
(ii) 27/8
(iii) 1/5
(iv) 2/13
(v) 327/500
(vi) 5/6
(vii) 1/7
(viii) 11/17
Q.15: Show that 3√6 and 3√3 are not rational numbers.
Q.17: Give an example to show that the product of a rational number and an
irrational number may be a rational number.
(i) (√2 + 2)
Q.23: Write the smallest number which is divisible by both 360 and 657.
Q.24: Show that the square of any positive integer cannot be of the form (5q +
2) or (5q + 3) for any integer q.
Q.25: Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible
by 3.