CLASS IX CHAPTER 1.

NUMBER
SYSTEM

SHORT AND LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

2 √ 5+ √ 3 2 √ 5−√ 3
1. Find a and b, if + =a+ √ 15 b
2 √ 5−√ 3 2 √ 5+ √ 3
3 2
2. If + =a √5+b √3 , find the values of a∧b .
4 √5−√3 4 √5+ √3
2+ √ 3 2−√ 3 √ 3−1
3. If + + =a+ b √ 3 , find the rational numbers a and b.
2−√ 3 2+ √ 3 √ 3+1
40
4. Evaluate: , when it is given that √ 10=3.162.
2 √10+ √ 20+ √ 40−2 √5
25
5. Evaluate after rationalizing the denominator, given that √ 5
√ 40− √80
=2.236 and √ 10=3.162.
4 3
6. If √2 = 1.414, √3= 1.732 then find +
3 √3−2 √ 2 3 √ 3+2 √ 2
1 3√ 2 4 √3
7. Simplify: + + .
√2+ √ 3 √6+ √ 3 √6 +√ 2
8. Simplify
√6 +
3 √2
− √
4 3
√2+ √3 √6 + √ 3 √6+ √ 2
− √ + √ .
3 3 2 4 3
9. Simplify:
√3−√ 2 6 + √3 √ 6+ √ 2
1 −1 1 1 1
10.Simplify: + − + .
3−√ 8 √ 8−√ 7 √ 7−√ 6 √6−√ 5 √ 5−2
1 1 1 1 1
11.Find the value of : + + + +
3+ √ 8 √ 8+ √ 7 √ 7+ √ 6 √ 6+ √ 5 √ 5+2
1 1 1 1
12.Prove that: + + +… …+ =2
1+ √2 √2+ √3 √3+ √ 4 √ 8+3
4
13.Rationalize the denominator of
2+ √ 3+ √ 7
1
14.Rationalise the denominator of the following: .
√5+ √6−√ 11
1 1 2
15.Evaluate: − −
( √ 12−√ 140 ) √ 8−√ 60 √10 +2 √21
16.If x=
√ 3−1 & y=
3+2 √ 2
, then find the value of
√ 3+1 3−2 √ 2
i. x+ y
ii. xy .
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SYSTEM

SHORT AND LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

√5−2 , y= √ 5+2 , then show that x2 – y2 = -144 5

17.If x = √
√ 5+2 √ 5−2
18.If x = 3 + 2√ 2, find the value of
2 1
(i) x+ 2
x

( )
3
1
(ii) x−
x
2−√ 5
∧b= √ then find ( a+b )
2+ 5 3
19.If a =
2+ √ 5 2−√ 5
1
20.If x= 2 – √ 3 find x 4 + 4
x
1
21.If x = 9 + 4√ 5 find thevalue of √ x−
√x
1
22.If a = 7 - 4√ 3, find the value of √ a+
√a
1
23.If x = , find the value of x3-2x2-7x+5
2−√ 3
1
24.If x = , find the value of x3 – 3x2 – 5x + 3.
√5−2

( )
a ( b−c ) b c
x x
25.Show that b ( a−c )
÷ a =1
x x
2 2 2
( x (a+ b) ) ( x (b +c ) ) ( x( c+a ) )
26.Show that 4
=1
( x a xb x c )
a
−1
a
−1
− ( 2 b 2)
27.Prove that: −1 −1 + −1 −1 = 2 2
a +b a −b a −b

√
−2 −1
28.Simplify:
(√ x ) 3
√y 2
÷ ( xy ) 2

a+b b−c b+c c−a c+a

29.Show that: ( x a−b ) .( x ) .( x ) =1
30.Assuming that x, y, z are positively real numbers and the exponents are all

( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2 2 2 2
a a + ab+b b b +bc +c c c +ca+a
x x x
rational numbers, show that: b . c . a =1
x x x

( ) ( ) ( )
2
1 2
1 2
1
xa a+ b xb b +c xc c+a
31.Prove that: 2 . 2 . 2 =1
xb xc xa
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SYSTEM

SHORT AND LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

32.If xyz= 1, then show that (1 + x + y -1)-1 + (1 + y + z-1)-1 + (1 + z + x-1)-1 =

1
33.If xa = y, yb = z and zc = x then prove that abc = 1
34.If x is a positive real number & exponents are rational numbers, simplify

( ) ( ) ( )
b b+ c−a c c+a−b a a+ b−c
x x x
c a b
x x x

( ) ( ) ( )
a 1 b 1 c 1
x ab x bc x ca
35.Prove that: b
. c
. a
=1
x x x