TEST ON CHAP - REAL NUMBERS

Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 30

1. The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21, 15 respectively are: [1]

a) 3, 140 b) 420, 3

c) 12, 420 d) 3, 420

2. The LCM and HCF of two rational numbers are equal, then the numbers must be [1]

a) equal b) prime

c) co-prime d) composite
3. The HCF of 95 and 152, is [1]

a) 57 b) 19

c) 38 d) 1
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4. 2- √3 is [1]

a) an irrational number b) an integer

c) a rational number d) a whole number

5. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a = [1]

a) 1 b) 2

c) 4 d) 3
6. 2002 cartons of Lassi bottles and 2618 cartons of Frooti are to be stacked in a storeroom. If each stack is of the [2]
same height and is to contain cartons of the same type of bottles, what would be the greatest number of cartons
each stack would have?
7. Write down the LCM of the following polynomials: (x–1) (x–2) and (x–2) (x–7) [2]
8. Prove that 2
is irrational. [2]
√7

9. Lenin is preparing dinner plates. He has 12 pieces of chicken and 16 rolls. If he wants to make all the plates [3]
identical without any food left over, what is the greatest number of plates Lenin can prepare?
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10. Show that 2√3 is irrational. [3]
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11. Prove that
2+√3
is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number. [3]
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12. Show that (4 + 3 √2) is irrational. [5]

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13. Show that (4 + 3√2) is irrational number. [5]

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