PRACTICE QUESTIONS

CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 1
NUMBER SYSTEM

1. Prove that 5  3 is not a rational number.

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2. Arrange the following in descending order of magnitude: 90, 4 10, 6
3. Simplify the following:
 
(i ) 4 3  2 2 3 2  4 3 
(ii )  2  3  3  5 
2
(iii )  3  2 

2 1  1 3 
(iv )  7 2  6 11    7 2  11 
3 2  3 2 
4. Rationalize the denominator of the following:
2 3 2 6 1
(i ) (ii ) (iii ) (iv)
3 5 3 2 5 2 85 2
3 2 2 3 1 4 1
(v) (vi ) (vii ) (viii)
3 2 2 3 1 7 3 53 2
5. Rationalise the denominator of the following:
2 16 5 2
(i ) (ii) (iii)
3 3 41  5 5 2
40 3 2 2 3
(iv ) (v ) (vi)
3 4 2 2 3
6 3 5 3 4 3 5 2
(vii) (viii) (ix)
2 3 5 3 48  18
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6. If a  6  35 , find the value of a 2  .
a2
1 1
7. If x  3  8 , find the value of (i) x 2  2 and (ii) x 4 
x x4
2 6 6 2 8 3
8. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator  
2 3 6 3 6 2
9. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator
1 1 1 1 1
   
3 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2
2 1 2 1
10. If x  and y  , find the value of x 2  y 2  xy .
2 1 2 1
3 2 3 2
11. If x  and y  , find the value of x 2  y 2 .
3 2 3 2
5 3 5 3
12. If x  and y  , find the value of x  y  xy .
5 3 5 3
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13. If x  and y  , find the value of x 2  y 2 .
2 5 2 5
5 2 3
14. If  a  3b , find a and b where a and b are rational numbers.
7 3
43 5
15. If a and b are rational numbers and  a  b 5 , find the values of a and b.
43 5
2 3
16. If a and b are rational numbers and  a  b 3 , find the values of a and b.
2 3
11  7
17. If a and b are rational numbers and  a  b 77 , find the values of a and b.
11  7
1 1 1 1
18. Evaluate:    ............. 
2 1 3 2 4 3 9 8
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19. If x  , find the value of 2 x3  7 x 2  2 x  1 .
2 3
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20. If x  , find the value of x 3  2 x 2  7 x  5 .
2 3
10  5
21. If 2  1.414 and 5  2.236 , find the value of upto three places of decimals.
2 2
22. Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.
3 4
23. Find five rational numbers between and
5 5
3 1
24. Find the value of a and b in  ab 3 .
3 1
5 2 3
25. Find the value of a and b in  ab 3
74 3
5 6
26. Find the value of a and b in  a b 6
5 6
4 5 4 5
27. Simplify  by rationalizing the denominator.
4 5 4 5
5 1 5 1
28. Simplify  by rationalizing the denominator.
5 1 5 1
3 2 3 2
29. Simplify  by rationalizing the denominator.
3 2 3 2
3 2 1 1
30. If x = , find (i) x 2  2 (ii) x 4  4 .
3 2 x x
1 1
31. If x = 4  15 , find (i) x 2  2 (ii) x 4  4 .
x x
1 1
32. If x = 2  3 , find (i) x 2  2 (ii) x 4  4 .
x x
33. Represent the real number 10 on the number line.
34. Represent the real number 13 on the number line.

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35. Represent the real number 7 on the number line.

36. Represent the real number 2, 3, 5 on a single number line.

37. Find two rational number and two irrational number between 2 and 3 .
10 7 1
38. Find the decimal expansions of , and .
3 8 7
39. Show that 3.142678 is a rational number. In other words, express 3.142678 in the form of
p
, where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q
p
40. Show that 0.3333……. can be expressed in the form of , where p and q are integers
q
and q  0 .
p
41. Show that 1.27272727……. can be expressed in the form of , where p and q are
q
integers and q  0 .
p
42. Show that 0.23535353……. can be expressed in the form of , where p and q are
q
integers and q  0 .
p
43. Express the following in the form of , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q
(i )0.6 (ii )0.47 (iii )0.001 (iv )0.26
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44. Find three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers and .
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45. Visualize the representation of 5.37 using successive magnification
46. Visualize 4.26 on the number line, using successive magnification upto 4 decimal places.
47. Visualize 3.765 on the number line, using successive magnification.
48. Find the value of a and b in each of the following:
3 2 3 7 7 5
(i )  ab 2 (ii )  ab 7 (iii )  ab 5
3 2 3 7 7 5
49. Simplify each of the following by rationalizing the denominator.
64 2 5 2 52
(i ) (ii ) 
64 2 52 5 2
50. Evaluate the following expressions:
3 1
1
 256  8  343  3
(i )   (ii ) 15625  6 (iii )  
 6561   1331 
1
6561 
3
(iv) 8 (v)343
65536
32  48
51. Simplify:
8  12
7
52. Simplify:
3 32 2

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53. Simplify: (i) 22 (ii ) 3 2. 4 2.12 32
2 1
54. If 2  1.4142 , then find the value of .
2 1
3 1
55. If 3  1.732 , then find the value of .
3 1
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56. Find the value of a if 3 2 a 3
3 2 2 3

57. Evaluate the following expressions:

1
 2 1 4 3
 625  4 
(i )  
3
(ii)27  27  27 3 3
(iii)  6.25  2
 81 
5 1
(iv)  0.000064  6

(v) 17  8 2 2 2

p
58. Express 0.6  0.7  0.47 in the form of , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q
7 3 2 5 3 2
59. Simplify:  
10  3 6 5 15  3 2
4 3
60. If 2  1.414, 3  1.732 , then find the value of  .
3 32 2 3 32 2
61. Simplify:
1
3
  1
  1 4
24 54
(i) 5  8  27  
3 3
(ii ) 45  3 20  4 5 (iii) 
    8 9
1
(iv) 4 12  6 7 (v) 4 28  3 7 (vi) 3 3  2 27 
3
2
(vii)  3 5  (viii) 4 81  8 3 216  15 5 32  225
2
3 1 3 3
(ix)  ( x) 
8 2 3 6

3 5 1
62. If a  then find the value of a 2  2 .
2 a
3
(4 2 )
63. Simplify:  2 5 6 
4 1 2
64. Find the value of 2
 3
 1
 216  3  256  4  243 5
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65. If a  5  2 6 and b  then what will be the value of a2 + b2?
a

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66. Find the value of a and b in each of the following:
3 5 19
(i ) a 5
3 2 5 11
2 3
(ii )  2b 6
3 22 3
7 5 7 5 7
(iii )  a b 5
7 5 7 5 11

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67. If a  2  3 , then find the value of a  .
a
68. Rationalise the denominator in each of the following and hence evaluate by taking
2  1.414, 3  1.732 and 5  2.236 , upto three places of decimal.
4 6 10  5 2 1
(i) (ii ) (iii ) (iv) (v )
3 6 2 2 2 3 2
69. Simplify:
2
1 4 12 6
3 8  32   1  3

(i ) 13  23  3 3 2
 (ii)    
5 5
 
 5 
(iii )   
 27 
2 1 1
1
 1 4  3 3  131 2

  8 16
(iv)   625  2   (v ) 1
(vi )64 64  64 3 
3
   3  
  32

1 1
3 2
9  27
70. Simplify: 1 2
6 3
3 3

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