HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2014-15

CLASS IX /MATH

Name : _________________________________

Solve the questions (in a separate notebook)

1. (-2 - 3 )(-2 + 3 ) when simplified is: (a)

positive and irrational

(b) positive and rational

(c) negative and irrational

(d) negative and rational

1 5
2. Two rational numbers between and are:
2 3

(a) 1/6 and 2/6 (b) ½ and 2/1

(c) 5/6 and 7/6 (d) 2/3 and 4/3

3. The sum of the digits of a number is subtracted from the number, the resulting
number is always divisible by:

(a) 2 (b) 5

(c) 8 (d) 9
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4. (6 + 27)  (3  3)  (1  2 3) when simplified is:

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 (a) positive and irrational

(b) negative and rational

(c) positive and rational

(d) negative and irrational

5. Two rational numbers between 1/5 and 4/5 are:

(a) 1 and 3/5 (b) 2/5 and 3/5

(c) 1/2 and 2/1 (d) 3/5 and 6/5

6. Add 5 2 + 3 3 and 2 – 5 3 .

(a) 7 2 -2 3 (b) 6 2 - 3 3

(c) 6 2 - 8 3 (d) 6 2 + 8 3

7. A number is an irrational if and only if its decimal representation is:

(a) non- terminating

(b) non – terminating and repeating

(c) non – terminating and non- repeating

(d) terminating

8. The value of 4 (64) 2 is:

1 1
(a) (b)
8 2

1
(c) 8 (d)
64

9. (5 + 5 ) (5 - 5 ) on simplification gives:

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 (a) 20 (b) 2 5

(c) 10 (d) 25

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10. 3 is:
250

9 3
(a) (b)
25 5

27 2
(c) (d) 3
125 5

1 1

11. The value of 7 2 8 2 is :

1 1

(a) 28 2
(b) 56 2

1 1

(c) 14 2 (d) 42 2

12. The value of 2 2 equal to :

4 3

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 1
(a) 2 6
(b) 2-6

1
(c) 2 6 (d) 26

13. When 15 15 is divided by 3 3 the quotient is:

(a) 5 3 (b) 5 5

(c) 5 5 (d) 3 3

14. Which of the following number is irrational?

(a) 16 (b) (3 - 3 ) (3 + 3)

(c) 5 + 3 (d) - 25

2o  7o
15. The value of is:
5o

(a) 2 (b) 0

9 1
(c) (d)
5 5

16. (5 + 8)  (3  2)  ( 2  6) when simplified is:

(a) positive and irrational

(b) negative and irrational

(c) positive and rational

(d) negative and rational

17. An irrational number between 5 7

7 and 9 is:

(a) 0.75 (b) 6

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 (c) 0.750750075000… (d) 0.7512

1 1
18. Simplified value of (25) 3 × (5) 3 is:

(a) 25 (b) 3

(c) 1 (d) 5

19. Which of the following is an irrational number?

(a) 2.2 (b) 

(c) 3.763 (d) 3.763

20. Which of the following is an irrational number?

(a) 23 (b) 225

(c) 0.3796 (d) 7.478

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21. Which of the following is the value of ( 11  7 ) ( 11  7 )

(a) -4 (b) 4

(c) 11 (d) 7

22. Which of the following is a rational number?

(a) 1 + 3 (b) 

(c) 2 3 (d) 0

1
23. Simplified value of (16) 4 × 4
16 is:

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 (a) 16 (b) 4

(c) 1 (d) 0

24. Value of (3 2 ) is:

1
(a) (b) 9
9

1
(c) -3 (d)
3

25. Zero of the polynomial p(x) where p(x) = ax, a  0 is:

(a) 1 (b) a

1
(c) 0 (d)
a

1
26. If 3 = 1.732 and 2 = 1.414, the value of is:
3 2

(a) 0.318 (b) 3.146

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1
(c) (d) 1.732  1.414
3.146

27. Which one of the following is an irrational number?

(a) 0.14 (b) 0.1416

(c) 0.1416 (d) 0.4014001400014…..

28.  is:

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 (a) a rational number (b) an integer

(c) an irrational number (d) a whole number

56
29. The decimal form of is:
100

(a) 0.56 (b) 0.056

(c) 0.0056 (d) 5.6

30. The decimal expansion of 2 is:

(a) finite decimal

(b) 1.4121

(c) non- terminating recurring

(d) non-terminating non- recurring

1
5
13
31. Simplify: 1
3
13
2 8
(a) 13 15
(b) 13 15

1 2
(c) 13 3 (d) 13 15

p
32. form of the number 0.3 is:
q

3 3
(a) (b)
10 100

1 1
(c) (d)
3 2

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 33. The simplest rationalization factor of 50 is:

(a) 5 2 (b) 2

(c) 50 (d) 50

1
34. The value of (125) 3 s

1
(a) 25 (b)
5

1
(c) 5 (d)
25

35. The product of Quotient of a non-zero rational number with an irrational number
is:

(a) Irrational number (b) Rational number

(c) Whole number (d) Natural number

36. The value of 20  5 is

(a) 10 (b) 2 5

(c) 20 5 (d) 4 5

37. Which of the following is irrational number?

(a) 0.15 (b) 0.1516

(c) 0.1516 (d) 0.501500150001---

 1 
38. If x = 2 + 3 , then  x   equals to:
 x 

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 (a) -2 3 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) 4 - 2 3

39. A rational number lying between 2 and 3 is:

2 3
(a) (b) 6
2

(c) 1.6 (d) -1

40. The value of 3

216  3 125 is:

(a) 1 (b) 0

(c) 2 (d) -1

41. Which of the following is a rational number?

(a) 5 (b) 

(c) 0.101001000100001….. (d) 0.853853853…….

42. A rational number between -3 and 3 is

(a) 0 (b) -4.3

(c) -3.4 (d) 1.101100110001….

43. Which of the following is an irrational number?

(a) 3.3 (b) 3.763

(c) 3.763 (d) 3.101100110001…..

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44. The factors of (2a – b)3 + (b – 2c)3 + 8(c –

a)3 is: (a) (2a – b)(b – 2c)(c –a)

(b) 3(2a – b)(b – 2c)(c

–a) (c) 6(2a –b)(b –

2c)(c –a) (d) 2a × b ×

2c

45. In which of the following (x + 2) is a factor?

(a) 43 – 13x + 6 (b) x3 + x2 + x + 4

(c) 43 + 13x – 25 (d) -2x3 + x2 – x – 19

46. Which of the following is a binomial in

y? (a) 2y + 3y (b)

2y + 1

(c)
y  2y
(d) y y +1

47. Which of the following polynomials has -3 as a zero?

(a) (x – 3) (b) x2 – 9

(c) x2 – 3x (d) x2 + 3

48. Which of the following is a polynomial in x?

1
(a) x + x (b) x2 + x

(c) x + 2 x2 + 1 (d) 3x + 1

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49. The remainder when x2 + 2x + 1 is divided by (x + 1) is

(a) 4 (b) 0

(c) 1 (d) -2

50. Which of the following is a trinomial in x?

(a) x3 + 1 (b) x3 + x2 + x

(c) x x  x + 1 (d) x3 + 2x

51. The value of the polynomial x2 – x – 1 at x = -1 is:

(a) -3 (b) 1

(c) -1 (d) 0

52. If P(x) = 7 – 3x + 2x2 then value of P (-2) is :

(a) 12 (b) 31

(c) 21 (d) 22

1
53. The coefficient of x2 in (3x + x3) (x + ) is:
x

(a) 3 (b) 1

(c) 4 (d) 2

54. What is remainder when x3 – 2x2 + x + 1 is divided by (x – 1)?

(a) 0 (b) -1

(c) 1 (d) 2

55. Degree of which of the following polynomial is zero?

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 (a) x (b) 15

1
(c) y (d) x +
x

56. When p(x) is divided by ax – b then the remainder is: (a) p

(a + b) (b) p (-b /a)

(c) p (a / b) (d) p (b / a)

57. If x2 + kx + 6 = (x + 2)(x + 3) for all x, the value of k is: (a) 1

(b) -1

(c) 5 (d) 3

58. Zero of the zero polynomial is:

(a) 0 (b) 1

(c) any real number (d) not defined

59. Which of the following is cubic polynomial (a) x3 +

3x2 – 4x + 3 (b) x2 + 4x – 7 (c) 3x2 + 4

(d) 3 (x2 + x + 1)

60. If x51 + 51 is divided by (x + 1) the remainder is: (a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 49 (d) 50

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