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Ch1: Real Numbers
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2. and b = x2y where x, y are
prime numbers, then LCM (a,b) is
(a) xy (b) x y2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
2. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is
(a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 48
3. The values of x and y in the given figure are
(a) x = 10, y = 14 (b) x = 21, y = 84 (c) x = 21, y = 25 (d) x = 10, y = 40
4. The exponent of 3 in the prime factorisation of 243 is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
5. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y and b =xy3 , where x, y are prime
3 2
numbers, then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the
LCM (a, b) is
(a) xy (b)xy2 (c)3y3 (d)x2y2
6. The HCF of the smallest composite number and the smallest prime number is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
7. If p and q are two prime numbers, then their HCF is
a. (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) either 1 or 2 (d) 1
8. The largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders 7,11 and
15 respectively is
a. (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 34 (d) 45
9. Assertion (A): 2 is a prime number.
a. Reason (R): The square of an irrational number is always a prime number.
b. A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
c. B)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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a. C)(A) is true but (R) is false.
b. D)(A) is false but (R) is true.
Assertion: If the product of two numbers is 5780 and their H.C.F. is 17,then their
L.C.M.= 340.
Reason: H.C.F. is always a factor of L.C.M.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true. R is the correct explanation of A .
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true. R is not the correct explanation of A .
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
PRELIMINARY
11.Prove that 7 is an irrational number.
12.Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by the prime factorisation method. Hence, find their LCM.
13.The HCF of two numbers is 18 and their product is 12960. Find their LCM. 14. Prove
that 2+3 7 is an irrational number given that 7 is an irrational number.
14. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.
15.Find the LCM of 24,60 and 150 by the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
INTERMEDIATE
16.Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainder 4, 5 and 6
respectively
17.Can the number 12n, n being a natural number, end with the digit 0? Give reasons.
18.Three bells ring at intervals of 4, 7 and 14 minutes. All three rang at 6 AM. When will they
ring together again?
19. In a morning walk, three people step off together. Their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and
90 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that all can cover
the same distance in complete steps?
20.Show that 9n cannot end with the digit 2 for any natural number n.
ADVANCED
21.Prove that 𝑝 + 𝑞 irrational, where p and q are primes.
22.Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16, 24 and 36 leaves a remainder 7 in each
case.
23.Three sets of physics, chemistry, and mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way
that all the books are stored topic wise and the number of books in each stack is the
same.The number of physics books is 192, the number of chemistry books is 240 and the
number of mathematics books is 168. Determine the number of stacks of physics, chemistry,
and mathematics books.
24.CASE STUDY QUESTION1
A family room is an informal, all purpose room. The family room is designed to be a place
where family and guests gather for group recreation like talking, reading, watching TV and
other family activities. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm
and 4 m 50 cm.
(i) Determine the longest rod which can measure the three dimensions of the room
exactly.
(ii) What is LCM of the given three measurements?
(iii) If the HCF (825 and 675) = 75, then find LCM (825 and 675)
25. CASE STUDY QUESTION2
A seminar is being conducted by an Educational Organisation, where the participants will be
educators of different subjects. The number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics
are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.
(a) In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them
being in the same subject, then find the maximum number of participants that can
be accommodated in each room.
(b) What is the maximum number of rooms required during the event ?
(c) Find the LCM of 60,84 and 108.
(d) Find the product of H CF and LCM of 60,84 and 108.
