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Workbook answers 11 a The number is 7.142… and there is no

Exercise 1.1
repeating pattern.
1 Number Rational Irrational b Learner’s own answer. For example:
 2 and 5 − 2 .
36
c Because the sum of two rational numbers
48 
must be rational.
64  d No, because the product of two rational
numbers is rational.
84 
12
 B 3
3
100 5.5 √25
A
25
2 a 27 , 500 b −36, − 3 8 5
√25 519
3 a integer b surd c surd
d integer e integer f surd
4 a irrational because 3 is irrational 13 a i 20 + 2 = 6.4721…
b rational because it is equal to 9 = 3 ii 20 − 2 = 2.4721…
c rational because it is equal to 8 + 4 = 12 iii 16
d irrational because it is 2 + an irrational b She is correct. Substitute different values
number
to see that ( n + 2)( n − 2) = n − 4 seems
5 a 2.25 to be true.
b it is equal to 1.5
c yes, it is equal to 4.5
Exercise 1.2
d yes, it is equal to 1.1 1 a 2.6 × 106 b 9.2 × 108
c 4.62 × 105 d 2.08 × 107
6 a 33 = 27 and 43 = 64
b 93 = 729 and 103 = 1000 2 a 5.5 × 104 b 5.5 × 107
c 1.12 = 1.21 and 1.22 = 1.44 c 6.4 × 108 d 4.06 × 108

7 Learner’s own answers. For example: 3 a 53 000 b 53 800 000

a 5 c 711 000 000 000 d 133 100 000

b a square root between 36 and 49 4 9.46 × 1012 km

c 2 5 a 3 × 10−5 b 6.66 × 10−7
8 a 12 b 7 c 5.05 × 10−5 d 4.8 × 10−10

9 a No. All fractions are rational. In fact, the 6 a 0.0015

repeating sequence is nine digits long. b 0.000 012 34
4 c 0.000 000 079
b It is rational. It is 1 .
9 d 0.000 900 3
10 a The answer is 8. 7 a 0.000 008
b i 2 × 18 is a possible answer. b 0.000 000 482
ii 3 × 27 is a possible answer. c 0.000 061
iii 5 × 20 is a possible answer. d 0.000 000 070 07

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8 4 × 10−7 m and 8 × 10−7 m Exercise 2.1

9 C, E, A, B, D 1 a 2 × x + 3 = 2 × 10 + 3
10 a 22 b 5.98 × 10 kg 23
= 20 + 3 = 23
11 a Copy and complete this sentence: 6.2 × 107 b x ÷ 2 − 4 = 10 ÷ 2 − 4
is 10 times larger than 6.2 × 106. = 5−4 =1
b 106 or one million.
c 4 × x 2 = 4 × 10 2
12 a 4.5 × 10 7
b 2.8 × 10 9
= 4 × 100 = 400
c 3 × 10 6
d 9.95 × 109
d 3 × ( x + 2 ) = 3 × (10 + 2 )
13 a 4.3 × 10−4 b 1.25 × 10−6 = 3 × 12 = 36
c 7 × 10−6 d 8 × 10−9
2 A and iii, B and v, C and i, D and vi, E and ii,
14 a 1.75 × 106 b 1.34 × 108 F and iv
c 6.5 × 10−5 d 1.146 × 10−4 3 a x + y = 6 + −2 = 6 − 2 = 4
b x − y = 6 − −2 = 6 + 2 = 8
Exercise 1.3
c x 2 + y 2 = 62 + (−2)2 = 36 + 4 = 40
1 1 1
1 a b c
7 49 125 d 3x + y = 3 × 6 + −2 = 18 − 2 = 16
d
1
e 1
f
1 e x + 4y = 6 + 4 × −2 = 6 − 8 = −2
81 225 400
f 3x + 4y = 3 × 6 + 4 × −2 = 18 − 8 = 10
2 a 4−1 b 4−3 c 40
4 a 2 b −14 c 35
d 44 e 4−4 f 4−2
d 13 e 7 f 100
3 a 5−1 b 52 c  5−2 d 5−3 e 50
5 a −4 b 5 c −8
4 a 1 b 1
1
8 27 d −26 e 94 f −4
2
c 1 d 1 or 0.001 g 12 h −11
125 1000
6 a Incorrect. He has worked out −12 and
5 a 122 b 12−1
not (−1)2.
c 12−3 d 123
Correct solution is
6 a 5 3
b 4 −6 −4 × (−1)2 −3 × −4 = −4 + 12 = 8
c 8 −5
d 150 or 1 b Incorrect. He has worked out that
(−4)3 = 64 and not −64.
e 5 −12

−4 −4
Correct solution is ( −4 ) −
3
7 a 73 b 7−1 c 76 d 7−1 = −64 −
2 × −1 −2
8 a 125 b 5−7 = −64 − 2
c 3−4 d 251 or 25 = −66
7 Learner’s own values. For example:
9 a 6 b −4 c −2 d 4
a x = 3 and y = 7, x = 4 and y = 44,
10 a −2 b 4 c 6 d 7 x = 5 and y = 105

11 a 3
3
b 1   c 1
4 b x = −1 and y = −21, x = −2 and y = −28,
4 9 x = −3 and y = −47
12 a 116 = 1 771 561 b 112 = 121 c x = 0 and y = −20, x = 1 and y = −19,
x = 2 and y = −12
1
c 11−3 =
1331
13 7

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