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CHAPTER1
Class 10 - Mathematics

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1. Prove that √3 is irrational. [2]
2. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by both 520 and 468. [2]
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3. Show that 5 - 2 √3 is an irrational number. [2]
4. Find the LCM and HCF of 92 and 510, using prime factorisation. [2]
5. Find HCF and LCM of 18 and 24 by the prime factorization method. [2]
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6. Prove that 4 + √2 is irrational. [2]
7. Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. If all the three bells rang at 6 a.m., when will they ring [2]
together again?
8. Three pieces of timber 42 m, 49 m and 63 m long have to be divided into the planks of the same length. What is [2]
the greatest possible length of each plank ? Also find number of planks formed.
9. Find the largest number which divides 245 and 1037, leaving remainder 5 in each case. [2]
10. Define HCF of two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 105 and 120. [2]
11. Define HCF of two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 100 and 190. [2]
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12. Prove that 5√2 is irrational. [2]
13. Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by prime factorisation method. Hence, find their LCM. [2]
14. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032 m - 408 × 5, find m. [2]
15. Find the largest number which divides 438 and 606 leaving remainder 6 in each case. [2]
16. Find the HCF and LCM of 90 and 144 by the method of prime factorization. [2]
17. Find the largest number which divides 129 and 545, leaving remainders 3 and 5 respectively. [2]
18. Show that n2 - 1 is divisible by 8, if n is an odd positive integer. [2]
19. What is the least number which should be added to 2497 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 5, 6, 4 and 3? [2]
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20. Show that 3√2 is irrational. [2]
21. Find the greatest number which divides 85 and 72 leaving remainder 1 and 2 respectively. [2]
22. Find the HCF of the following polynomials: 18 (x 3
− x
2
+ x − 1) , 12 (x
4
− 1) [2]
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23. Prove that (7 - 2 √3 ) is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number. [2]
24. What is the smallest number which when divided by 20, 25, 35 and 40 leaves a remainder of 14, 19, 29 and 34 [2]
respectively.
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25. Show that
3+√7
is an irrational number, given that √7 is irrational. [2]
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26. Show that
2+3√2
is not a rational number, given that √2 is an irrational number. [2]
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27. Find the HCF of 1001 and 385. [2]

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28. Prove that 3√2 is irrational [2]
29. Complete the factor-tree and find the composite number M. [2]

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30. 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?
31. Find the LCM and HCF of 120 and 144 by fundamental theorem of arithmetic. [2]
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32. Prove that √5 is an irrational number. [2]
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33. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that (5 + 3√2 ) is an irrational number. [2]
34. If the prime factorization of 2520 is expressible as 2 3
× 3
p
× q × 7 .,then find the values of p and q . [2]
35. Find pairs of natural numbers whose least common multiple is 78 and the greatest divisor is 13. [2]
36. Find the largest positive integer that will divide 122,150 and 115 leaving remainders 5, 7, 11 respectively. [2]
37. The difference of the square of two numbers is 45. The square of the smaller number is 4 times the larger [2]
number. Find the number.
38. Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic. [2]
39. Explain why 2 × 3 × 5 + 5 and 5 × 7 × 11 + 7 × 5 are composite numbers. [2]
40. Express the HCF of 234 and 111 as 234x + 111y, where x and y are integers. [2]
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41. Prove that 2 - 3 √5 is an irrational number, given that √5 is an irrational number. [2]
42. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorisation method. [2]
43. Find the largest number which divides 320 and 457 leaving remainder 5 and 7 respectively. [2]
44. Find the HCF and LCM of 126 and 156 using prime factorisation method. [2]
45. Find the LCM and HCF of the integers: 40, 36 and 126 by applying the prime factorization method. [2]
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46. Show that 5 + √7 is an irrational number, where √7 is given to be an irrational number. [2]
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47. Prove that 3 - 2 √5 is an irrational number, given that √5 is an irrational number. [2]
48. Given that HCF of two numbers is 23 and their LCM is 1449. If one of the numbers is 161, find the other. [2]
49. Find the LCM and HCF of the integers 17, 23 and 29 by applying the prime factorisation method. [2]
50. Find the HCF of the following polynomials: 2x 4
− 2y
4
and 3x
3 2
+ 6x y − 3xy
2
− 6y
3
[2]
51. Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite numbers. [3]
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52. Prove that 5 - √3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number. [3]
53. What is the smallest number that, when divided by 35, 56 and 91 leaves remainders of 7 in each case? [3]
54. Define HCF of any two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 32 and 54 [3]
55. Let d be the HCF of 24 and 36. Find two numbers a and b, such that d = 24a + 36b. [3]
56. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while Ravi [3]
takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time and go in the same
direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?
57. Find the LCM of the following polynomials: x (8x 3
+ 27) and 2x
2
(2x
2
+ 9x + 9) [3]
58. Prove that 1
is irrational. [3]
√3

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 √3 –
HINT 1
=
1
× =
1

3
⋅ √3
√3 √3 √3

59. Find the LCM and HCF of 26 and 91 and verify that LCM × HCF = product of two numbers. [3]
60. Renu has collected 8 U.S. stamps and 12 international stamps. She wants to display them in identical groups of [3]
U.S. and international stamps, with no stamps left over. What is the greatest number of groups Renu can display
them in?
61. There are 156, 208 and 260 students in groups A, B and C respectively. Buses are to be hired to take them for a [3]
field trip. Find the minimum number of buses to be hired, if the same number studets should be accommodated
in each bus.
62. A wine seller had three types of wine. 403 liters of 1st kind, 434 liters of 2nd kind and 465 liters of 3rd kind. [3]
Find the least possible number of casks of equal size in which different types of wine can be filled without
mixing.
Question No. 63 to 66 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A seminar is being conducted by an Educational Organisation, where the participants will be educators of different
subjects. The number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.

63. What is the maximum number of participants that can be accommodated in each room if there are multiple rooms, and in
each room, the same number of participants are to be seated, and all of them are in the same subject?
64. What is the minimum number of rooms required during the event?
65. Show that the product of two numbers 60 and 84 is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM.
66. What is the LCM of two numbers if their product is 1080 and their HCF is 30?
Question No. 67 to 70 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your friends to set up a class
library. There are two sections- section A and section B of grade X. There are 32 students in section A and 36 students
in section B.

67. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be distributed equally
among students of Section A or Section B?
68. If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then, the HCF (32, 36) is
69. 7 × 11 × 13 × 15 + 15 is a
70. If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab2 and q = a2b, where a, b are prime numbers, then the LCM (p, q) is

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