Number System Assignment (IX) Level 1

p
1. Express each of the following decimals in the form : (i) 23. 43 (ii) 0.006 32 (iii) 0. 792
q
2. Prove that the sum, difference, product and quotient of two irrational numbers need not be an
irrational number.
3. Express each of the following as mixed surd in the simplest form : (i) 1350 (ii) 5. 3 135 (iii) 3 256
(iv) 3 189 .
2 .3 3 32
4. Express each of the following as pure surds (i) . 108 (ii) .4 (iii) a 3 b 2 (iv) 2ab 3 ab (v) 2. 3 4
3 2 243
3 3
(vi) 32 (vii) 8.
4 8
5. Simplify: (i) 5 2  20 2 (ii) 6 3  4 3  9 3 (iii) 2 3  27 (iv) 4 3  3 12  2 75
(v) 4 12  75  7 48 (vi) 50  98  162 (vii) 4
81  8 216  15 32  225
3 5

(viii) 2 40  3 625  4 320

3 3 3
(ix) 5 3  4 5 .
6. Multiply: (i) 14 by 21 (ii) 3
4 by 3
22.
7. Find the simplest rationalising factor of each of the following surds : (i) 3 72 (ii) 5 a 2 b 3 c 4 , where a, b, c
are rational numbers.(iii) 3 36 (iv) 2 3 5 (v) 108 (vi) 6 192 (vii) 3  5 (viii) 75 (ix) 2. 3 5
2 2 2 7 33 5 2 1
8. Rationalise the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 3
(v)
7 3 3 11 9 5
2 3 10  5 53 3 10  15
(vi) (vii) (viii) 3
(ix)
3 2 4 2
5 6 7 5 1 73 5 2 3 5
9. Rationalise the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
5 6 7 5 5 2 73 5 2 2 3 3

7 3 5 2 3 2 4 5 4 5 5 2 5 2 3 1 3 2 1
(vi) (vii)  (viii)  (ix)  (x) (xi)
48  18 5 3 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 2 5 2 2 2 3 2 5 3

7 2 2 1 3 1 1 1
(xii) (xiii)   (xiv)  
9  2 14 5 3 3 2 5 2 2 3 3  2 3 2

4 3 30 3 2
(xv)  
2 2 4 3 3 2 32 3

1 4 1 1 1
10. Simplify: (i) 252  5 6  294  3 (ii) 5 147  7 (iii) 294  150  2 6  3
6 3 3 3 6

4 3
11. If 2 = 1.414 and , 3 = 1.732, then find the value of  .
3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2

12. Find the values of a and b from the following surds

2 5 5 3
(i)  =a 3 + b 5 (ii) = a + b 15
3 5 3 5 5 3
3 5 6 3 2 4 3
(iii) =a 5 -b (iv)  
32 5 2 3 6 3 6 2
7 3 2 5 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3
(v)   (vi)  
10  3 6 5 15  3 2 6 3 6 2 6 2

(vii) 3 1 =a-b 3 (viii) 4  2 = a - b

3 1 2 2

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13. In each of the following determine rational numbers a and b : (i) 7  5  7  5 = a + 7 5b
7 5 7 5
(ii) 3 1 3 1 =a+ 3b

3 1 3 1
1 1 1 1 1
14. Show that     =5
3 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2
1
15. If x =2 + 3 , find the value of x2 + 2
x
2 5 2 5
16. If a = and b = , find a2 – b2.
2 5 2 5
5 2 5 2
17. If x = ,y= , find the values of 3x2 + 4xy – 3y2
5 2 5 2

3 2 3 2
18. If x = and y = , find the values of (i) x2 + xy + y2 (ii) x3 + y3.
3 2 3 2

1  48
19. Find a and b from the following : = a +b 3
5 3  4 2  72  108  8  2
x a  b .x b  c .x c  a ( x a  b )a  b .x( b  c )( b  c )
20. Simplify : (i) (ii)
( x a .x b .x c )2 ( x a  c )a  c
1 1 1
21. Simplify : b a ca
 ab cb
 bc
1x x 1x x 1x  xa c
2 2 2 2
a  ab  b b  bc  b
 xa   xb   xc 
22. Prove that :  b  . c  . a c 2  ca  a 2
x  x  x 
1 1 1
1 1  x a  ab  x b  bc  x c  ca
1
23. Prove that : (i) x y . y z . z x  1 (ii)  b   c  . a   1
x  x  x 
b ca cab a bc
 xb   xc   xa 
24. Prove that :  c    a    b  1
x  x  x 
1 1 1
y
25. If a x b  c z and abc =1, prove that x + y + z = 0

4 1 
26. Find the value of   .
(216)2/3 (256)3/4 (243)1/5

27. Show that:

9 n  32  (3 n/2 )2  (27)n 1

28. If  , prove that m – n = 2.
3 2
3m 3
729
a 1 a 1 2b 2
29. Prove that:   .
a 1  b 1 a 1  b 1 b 2  a 2

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 3 1 / 2
1  2 1 / 2  3 1 / 3  4 1 / 4 3 4 / 3  5 7 / 5 2 n  2 n 1 3
30. Prove that (i) 9 2 - 3 5 -   = 15 (ii)   10 (iii) 
81
  10 1 /5
5 3 /5
4 3 /5
6 2n 1  2n 2

( 0 . 6 ) 0  ( 0 . 1 ) 1 3
(iv) 1 3 1

3  3  1 2
      
8 2  3

31. Solve for x and y : (25)x = 5y-1 and (32)y = 4  8x

1 1 2
32. If ax =by = cz and b2 = ac, prove that  
x z y
2/3
 64  1  25  65
33. Prove that:    1/4
  3   .
 125   256   64  16
 
 625 

34. Find the value of x in each of the following:

x 2x
3 5 125
(i) 2 5x  2 x  5 2 20 (ii)      (iii) 2 x 7  5x  4  1250 .
5 3 27

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