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CH REAL NUMBERS
CH-1.
1. The decimal expansion of number has:
(a) a terminating decimal (b) non-terminating
terminating but repeating
(c) non-terminating
terminating non repeating (d) terminating after two places of decimal
2. For any positive integer a and 3, there exist unique integers q and r such that a = 3q + r,
where r must satisfy :
(a) 0 ≤ r < 3 (b) 1 < r < 3 (c) 0 < r < 3 (d) 0 < r ≤ 3

3. is:
(a) a rational number (b) an irrational number (c) a prime number (d) an even number
4. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 33 and 264 respectively. When the first number
is completely divided by 2 the quotient is 33. The other number is:
(a) 66 (b) 130 (c) 132 (d) 196
5. If A = 2n + 13, B = n + 7, where n is a natural number then HCF of A and B is:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
6. 4 Bells toll together at 9.00 am. They toll after 7, 8, 11 and 12 seconds respectively. How
many times will they toll together again in the next 3 hours?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

7. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value of m is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
8. The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively,
respect is
(a) 13 (b) 65 (c) 875 (d) 1750
9. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are prime
numbers, then HCF (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2


10. The decimal expansion
nsion of the rational number will terminate after how many


decimal places?
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four

Solve the following questions:

1. Find the HCF of the integers 1485 and 4356 using Euclid’s division algorithm.
2. Find the least number that is divisible by all numbers between 1 and 10 (both inclusive).
3. Prove that any positive odd integer is of the form 6p+ 1 or 6p+ 5, where p is an integer.
4. A bakery seller has 210 vanilla pastries and 390 chocolate pastries. She wants to stack them
in such a way that each stack has the same number, and they can take up the least area of the
tray. What is the number of pastries that can be placed in each stack for this purpose?
5. Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that any positive even integer is of the form 8p, 8p+2 ,
8p+4 and 8p+ 6, where p is an integer.
6. Find the HCF of 480 and 404 by prime factorisation method. Hence, find their LCM.
7. Two tankers contain 2340 litres and 3825 litres of petrol respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of the container that can measure the petrol of either tanker in exact number of
times.
8. Express 32760 as the product of its prime factors.
9. Find the largest number that will divide 2053 and 967 and leaves a remainder of 5 and 7
respectively
10. Prove that there is no natural number n for which 8n ends with the digit 0.
11. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84 and
108 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room same
numbers of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.
12. Find the highest number less than 1000 that is divisible by each of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7.
13. Prove that√2 + √7 is irrational.
14. Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 3
15. State without actual division, whether the decimal expansions of the following rational
numbers are terminating or non-terminating repeating. Give reasons to justify your answer.

  
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)

  × × × 

16. The decimal expansions of some real numbers are given below. For each number, state
whether it is rational or irrational. If the number is rational, then assuming it to be of form
p/q , what can be said about the prime factors of its denominator? Give reasons to justify
your answer.

(a) 34.98 (b) 23.353355333555… (c)

17. Find the HCF and LCM of 27727 and 53124 using Euclid’s Division algorithm.
18. Using Euclid’s lemma find the length of the longest tape needed to measure a room of length,
breadth, height of 520 cm, 480 cm, 750cm respectively.
19. Prove that n2-n is divisible by 2 for every positive integer n.
20. Prove that if x and y are odd positive integers then x2+y2 is even but not divisible by 4.