CHAPTER – 1 : REAL NUMBERS [NUMBER SYSTEMS]

A1. A: (2+√3)(√3) is an irrational number

R. The product of two irrational numbers is always irrational.

A2. A. The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 30.
B. For any two positive integers a and b, HCF(a, b) + LCM(a, b) = a + b.

A3. Fine the HCF of (32 x 52 x 2), (32 x 53 x 22) and (34 x 5 x 23).

A4. If the HCF of 144 and 180 is expressed in the form of 13m – 3, then find the value of ‘m’.

A5. If p and q are natural numbers and p is the multiple of q, then what is the HCF of p and q?

A6. If n is a natural number, then which of the following numbers end with zero?

(3x2)n, (5x2)n, (6x2)n, (3x5)n

A7. A. (√2)(5 - √2) is an irrational number.

R. Product of two irrational numbers is always irrational.

A8. The HCF of two numbers 65 and 104 is 13. If LCM of 65 and 104 is 40x, then find the value of x.

A9. Find the sum of the exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 196.

A10. If the HCF(x, 8) = 4 and LCM(x, 8) = 24, then find the value of ‘x’.

A11. A. The HCF of two numbers is 18 and their product is 3072. Then, their LCM is 169.

R. If a, b are any two positive integers, then HCF x LCM = a x b.

A12. Find the greatest number that divides 30 and 80 , leaving 2 and 3 as the remainders respectively.

A13. A. 6n never ends with the digit zero, where n is a natural number.
R. Any number ends with zero if it’s prime factorisation is of the form 2m x 5n, where m, n are natural
numbers.
A14. If two positive integers p and q can. E expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b, then find their LCM.

A15. Let a and b be two positive integers such that a = p3q4 and b = p2q3, where p and q are prime numbers. If
HCF(a,b) = pmx qn and LCM(a,b) = pr x qs, then (m + n)(r + s) = _____.
A16. A. (2 + √2) is an irrational number.

R. The sum of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is always an irrational number.

A17. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = 18 a2b4 and q = 20a3b2, where a and b are prime
numbers. Find the LCM of p and q.
A18. A. If the product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is 340.

R. HCF is always a factor of LCM.

A19. LCM of any two numbers is 72. What can’t be their HCF? (24, 18, 16, 36)
A20. Find the product of HCF and LCM of the smallest odd prime number and the smallest composite multiple
of 5.

A21. A. π = C/D is a Rational Number.

R. A number which can be represented by p/q where p, q are integers , q not equal to 0 and HCF(p, q) = 1
is called a rational number.

A22. Which of the following is an irrational number? (5√4, 6 + √5, √2/√8, √64 - √16)

A23. A. HCF(11, 17) is 1.

R. If p, q are co-prime, then HCF(p, q) = 1.

A24. Find the LCM of the smallest Prime Number and the Smallest Composite Number.
A25. A. If the product of two numbers is 360 and their HCF is 12, then their LCM is 30.

R. HCF and LCM of two numbers is always same.

A26. What is the Prime Factorization of 1250?

A27. The HCF of two numbers is 116 and their LCM is 1740. If one number is 580, then find the other number.

A28. Find the LCM of the smallest 2-digit composite number and the smallest composite number .

A29. Find the HCF of 52 x 32 and 35 x 53.

A30. A. If LCM of two numbers is 2475 and their product is 12375, then their HCF is 5.
R. HCF(a, b) x LCM(a, b) = a x b

A31. Express 156 as the product of its prime factors.

A32. (n2 – 1) is divisible by 8, if n is ----- . (an integer, a natural number, an odd integer, an even integer).

B1. Find the smallest number which is divisible by both 306 & 657.

B2. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 180. Find their HCF.

B3. Show that 12n can not end with digit 0, for any natural number ‘n’.
B4. Find the LCM(91, 117), given that HCF(91, 117) is 13.

B5. Check whether 6n can end with digit 0 for any natural number ‘n’.
B6. Explain why (7x11x13) + 13 and (7x6x5x4x3x2x1) + 5 are composite numbers.

B7. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using ghe prime factorization theorem.

B8. Explain whether 3 x 12 x 101 + 4 is a prime number or composite number.

B9. Explain why (7x6x5x4x3x2x1) is a composite number.

B10. Prove that (2 + 5√3) is irrational, given that √3 is irrational.
B11. A school has invited 42 Mathematics teachers, 56 Physics teachers and 70 Chemistry teachers to attend a
workshop. Find the minimum number of tables required, if the same number if teachers are to sit at a table and
each table is occupied by teachers of the same subject.

B12. Explain whether the number (3 x 5 x 13 x 46) + 23 is a prime number or a composite number.

B13. Show that 8n cannot end with the digit 0 for any natural number ‘n’.

B14. Show that 21n cannot end with the digits 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 for any natural number ‘n’.

B15. Show that 9n can’t end with 2 for any integer ‘n’.

B16. Show that 12n can’t end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number ‘n’.

B17. If HCF of 144 and 180 is expressed in the form of 13m – 16, then find the value of ‘m’.
B18. If two positive integers p and q are written as p = a2b3 and q = a3b, where a, b are prime numbers, then
verify that LCM x HCF = pq.
B19. Can two numbers have 15 as their HCF and 175 as their LCM? Give reasons.
B20. Find the largest number which exactly divides 70 and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively.

B21. Find the largest integer that divides 2053 and 967 leaving remainders 5 and 7 respectively.

B22. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two
groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they
can march?

C1. Prove that √3 is an irrational number.

C2. Given that √5 is irrational, prove that (3 – 2√5) is irrational.

C3. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

C4. Prove that (√2 + √3) is an irrational number.

C5. Prove that (5 - √3) is an irrational number.

C6. Four bells toll at an interval of 8, 12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. All the four begin to toll together.
Find the number of times they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start.

C7. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (5 + 2√3) is irrational.

C8. Show that the number (5 x 11 x 17) + (3 x 11) is a composite number.

C9. In a teacher’s workshop, the number of teachers teaching French, Hindi and English are 48, 80 and 144
respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of teachers are
seated and all of them are of the same subject.

C10. Prove that (3 – 2√5) is an irrational number, given that √5 is an irrational number.
C11. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 2 – 5(1 - √3) is irrational.
C12. Find the HCF and the LCM of 6, 72 and 120, using the Prime Factorization Method.

C13. Find the LCM and the HCF of 336 and 54. Verify that LCM x HCF = Product of the two numbers.
C14. A merchant has 105 litres of oil of one kind, 120 litres of another kind and 150 litres of third kind. He
wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in time of equal capacity. What should be the greatest
capacity of such a tin?

C15. National Art convention got registrations from students from all parts of the country, if which 60 are
interested in Music, 84 are interested in Dance and 108 students are interested in Handicrafts. For optimum
cultural exchange, organisers wish to keep them in minimum number of groups such that each group consists of
students interested in the same art form and the number of students in each group is the same. Find the number
of students in each group. Find the number of groups in each artform. How many rooms are required if each
group will be allotted a room?

C16. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm
respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps?
C17. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while
Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. If they both start at the same point and at the same time, and go in the same
direction, after how many minutes will they again meet at the starting point?

C18. A Circular field has a circumference of 360 km. Three cyclists start together and can cycle 60 km, 72 km
and 90 km a day, around the field. After how many days will they meet again at the starting point?

C19. Find the greatest number of six digits exactly divisible by 15, 24 and 36.

C20. In a school there are two sections of class – X , Section – A and Section – B. There are 48 students in
Section – A and 54 students in Section – B. Determine the least number of books required for the library of the
school so that the books can be distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B.

C21. A rectangular field has dimensions 150 m x 60 m. Two cyclists start together at speeds 21 m / min and 28
m/min respectively, round the field. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?

C22. Prove that 1/(2 + √3) is an irrational number.

C23. Prove that (2 - √2)/(2 + √2) is an irrational number.