Assignment

(Class X) (Real Numbers and Polynomials)

1. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number?

2. Prove that (a)√5 (b) 4 - 3√5 (c) √3 + √2 is an irrational number.

3. If p = a2b3 and q = a3b then find H.C.F and L.C.M of p and q.
4. There is a circular park of circumference 360 km. Three cyclists A, B and C want to cycle
around it. A covers 90 km in one day, B covers 60 km and C covers 45 km respectively. If
they start together, after how many days will they again meet at starting point?
5. Find the greatest number that will divide 37, 56, and 93 leaving the remainders 1, 2, and
3 respectively.
6. Can two numbers have 18 as H.C.F and L.C.M as 360? Justify.
7. Find the smallest number which when divided by 35,56 and 91 leaves remainder 7 in each
case.
8. Show that 6n can never end with digit 0 for natural number n.
9. Find the HCF and LCM of 72,96 and 120 by prime factorization.

10. If 1 is zero of polynomial p(x)=ax2 - 3(a-1)x - 1 then find the value of a.

11. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (a) 9x2 - 6x + 1 (b) x2 - 2 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
12. If α and β are zeros of polynomial x2 - 5x + 6, then find a quadratic polynomial whose
zeros are 2α and 2β.
13. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 + √2 and 3 –√2.
14. If α, β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2−5x+k where α−β=1, find the
value of k.
15. If one zero of the polynomial kx2 + 5x – 4 is reciprocal of other, find k.
−1
16. Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeros is and product of zeros is 3.
2
17. If the sum of zeros of kx2+2x+3k is equal to their product, find k.
18. If α and β are zeros of x2 + 5x + 6, then find the value of α+ β+ α β.