1 Real Numbers

1. (c) We have, a = x 4 y 2 and b = x 2 y 3 9. (c) The prime factorisation from 3 to 7 are

LCM (a, b) = Product of the greatest power of each 3 =1´ 3 = 3
prime factor involved in the numbers = x 4 y 3 4 = 2 ´ 2 = 22
2. (c) The prime factorisation of 2475 is 32 ´ 52 ´ 11 5 = 1´ 5 = 5
6=2 ´ 3=2 ´ 3
3 2475
7 = 1´ 7 = 7
3 825
\ The least number that is divisible by all numbers
5 275
= LCM (3 to 7)
5 55
= 2 2 ´ 3 ´ 5 ´ 7 = 420
11 11 2 5 36 + 2 + 30 68
10. (a) x 2 = 1 + + = Þ x2 =
1 36 6 36 36
3. (b) (a) Difference of 180 and 114 is 66 68
Þ x= , which is an irrational number.
LCM of (180, 114) = 3420, which is not multiple 6
of 360. 6247
11. (b) We have, 62.47 =
(b) Difference of 90 and 24 is 66. 100
LCM of (90, 24) = 360, which is multiple of 360. Here, denominator = 100 = 2 ´ 2 ´ 5 ´ 5

So, numbers are 90 and 24. Hence, the prime factor of denominator are 2 and 5.
53 53 52
4. (b) The smallest composite number = 4 = 2 ´ 2 = 2 2
12. (b) Decimal expansion of 3 1
= 3 1
´ 2
1
2 ´5 2 ´5 5
and the smallest prime number = 2 = 2
1325
\ HCF (4, 2) = 21 = 2 and LCM (4, 2) = 2 2 = 4 = = 1325
.
1000
5. (a) Let two numbers are a and b. Then, HCF (a, b) = 4 Hence, given decimal expansion will terminate after
and product (a ´ b) = 160 3 places of decimal.
Q HCF (a, b) ´ LCM (a, b) = a ´ b 13. (b) (a)
17
´
1
=
1
= 0.01, terminate after two
\ 4 ´ LCM (a, b) = 160 100 17 100
decimal places
160
Þ LCM (a, b) = = 40 17 1 1
4 (b) ´ = = 0.1, terminate after one decimal
10 17 10
6. (b) We have, LCM (32, a) = 64 and HCF (32, a) = 4 place.
Q HCF (32, a) ´ LCM (32, a) = 32 ´ a 100 1 100
(c) ´ = = 0.346020 not terminate.
Þ 4 ´ 64 = 32 ´ a 17 17 289
64 ´ 4 10 1 10
Þ a= =8 (d) ´ = = 0.0346020761 not terminate.
32 17 17 289
7. (b) The interval in which three bells rings are 5, 3 and 21 7 105 + 7 112 112 52
14. (b) + = = 3 = 3 ´ 2
15 min. 8 40 40 2 ´5 2 ´5 5
\ LCM (5, 3, 15) = 15 2800 28
= = = 2.8
3 5, 3, 15 (10 )3 10

5 5, 1, 5 Hence, decimal number of given expression will

terminate after one place.
1, 1, 1 14588 14588
15. (c) Now, =
Since, all three rang at 10 am. Therefore, they will 625 54
rang together again at 10 am + 15 min i.e. 10:15 am. Here, denominator is the form of 54 ´ 2 0.
8. (b) The second smallest prime number = 3 So, this will become terminating decimal expansion, if
and the second smallest composite number = 6 multiply by 2 4
\ HCF (3, 6) = 3 14588 2 4
\ ´ 4
and LCM (3, 6) = 6 54 2
LCM 6 2 14588 ´ 16 233408
\ = = = = = 23.3408
HCF 3 1 (10 )4 10000