ST.
JOSEPH’S CONVENT SCHOOL, LAGHATA
Weekly Test , Session: 2025 – 2026
Subject – Mathematics
Class – IX Full Marks:20
A) Choose the correct answer from the option given below: (5×1=5)
i) Every rational number is
a) a natural number b) an integer
c) a real number d) a whole number
ii) Which of the following is an irrational number?
a)
√ 4
9
b)
√ 12
3
c)
√ 14
2
d)√ 81
iii) √ 10 × √ 15 is equal to
a) 6 √ 5 b) 5 √ 6 c)√ 25 d) 10 √ 5
2
iv)The number ( 2−√ 3 ) is
a) a natural number b) an integer
c) a rational number c) an irrational number
1
v) If a=5+2 √ 6, then find the value of a−
a
a) 10 b) -10 c) 4√ 6 d) −4 √ 6
B) Solve the following: (5×3=15)
i) Prove that √ 7 is an irrational number.
ii) Arrange the following real numbers in descending order.
9 3
√2
, √5 , 4 √3 , 3
2
6 5
,
√
5 √3
2−√ 5
∧ y= √ , find the values of :
2+ 5
iii) If x=
2+ √ 5 2− √ 5
a) x+y b) x-y c) x 2+ y 2
7+3 √ 5 7−3 √ 5
iv) If − =p +q √ 5 , find the value of p and q where p and q are rational numbers.
3+ √ 5 3−√ 5
p
v) Express 0.1 34 in the form of , where p and q are both integers and q ≠ 0
q