MATHEMATICS
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PT-1Marathon)
MATHEMATICS-(REAL
(NUMBERNUMBERS)
SYSTEM)
Class- IX
(Session – -2024-25)
(SESSION 2025-26)
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper consists of 15 questions
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
Q. 1. Between two rational numbers
(A) there is no rational number
(B) there is exactly one rational number
(C) there are infinitely many rational numbers
(D) there are only rational numbers and no irrational numbers
Q. 2. Decimal representation of a rational number cannot be
(A) terminating
(B) non-terminating
(C) non-terminating / repeating
(D) non-terminating / non-repeating
Q. 3. √10 X √15 is equal to
(A) 6√5
(B) 5√6
(C) √25
(D) 10√5
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Q. 4. Every rational number is
(A) a natural number
(B) an integer
(C) a real number
(D) a whole number
Q. 5. The product of any two irrational numbers is
(A) always an irrational number
(B) always a rational number
(C) always an integer
(D) sometimes rational, sometimes irrational
Q .6. Find three rational numbers between 5/7 and 9/11 .
Q. 7. Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form p/q , where p
and q are integers and q ≠ 0?
Q. 8. Locate √2 on the number line..
Q. 9. Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an
example of the square root of a number that is a rational number.
̅̅̅̅ . can be expressed in the form p/q ,
Q. 10. Show that 1.272727... = 1. 27
where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.
Q. 11. Find three different irrational numbers between the rational
numbers 5/7 and 9/11 .
Q. 12.
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Q. 13. Simplify : +
√8 √2
Q. 14. Recall, π is defined as the ratio of the circumference (say c) of a circle
to its diameter (say d). That is, π = c/d ⋅ This seems to contradict the fact
that π is irrational. How will you resolve this contradiction?
Q. 15.
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Answer Key:
1. Answer: C
2. Answer: D
3. Answer: B
4. Answer: C
5. Answer: D
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7. We know that a number is said to be rational if it can be written in the form p/q , where p and q are
integers and q ≠ 0. Taking the case of ‘0’, Zero can be written in the form 0/1, 0/2, 0/3 … as well as , 0/1,
0/2, 0/3 .. Since it satisfies the necessary condition, we can conclude that 0 can be written in the p/q form,
where q can either be positive or negative number. Hence, 0 is a rational number.
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9. No, the square roots of all positive integers are not irrational.
For example, √4 = 2 is rational.
√9 = 3 is rational. Hence, the square roots of positive integers 4 and 9 are not irrational.
( 2 and 3, respectively).
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14. There is no contradiction. When we measure a value with a scale, we only obtain an approximate
value. We never obtain an exact value. Therefore, we may not realize whether c or d is irrational. The
value of π is almost equal to 22/7 or 3.142857…
15.
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