PRACTICE QUESTIONS

CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 1

NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Prove that 5 -3 is not a rational number.
2. Arrange the following in descending order of magnitude: /90,/10,J6
3. Simplify the following:
o(45-2/2)\(/2+45)
2+3)(3+5)

4. Rationalize the denominator of the following:

2 6 1
(() (i) (üi). (iv)
V5+2 8+5V2
(9)-2V5 (vii)
4
(vii)
1
3+2V2 V3+1 5+3/2
5. Rationalise the denominator of the following:
16
(iü)
V41 -5
J40 3+2
(v) 4V2
(iv) 2-/3
(vii). (viüi)
3/5 +v3 4N3 +5V2
(i) V48 +\18
J2+3 V5-3
6. If a=6-/35, find the value of a'+
1
7. If x=3+/8, find the value of (i) x?+ and (ii) x+
2V6 6V2
8. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator
V2+43 6+3 v6+\2
9. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator
1 1 1 1
+
3-N8 V8-47 7-6 v6-5 5-2
10.If x=
V2+1 and y=
V2-1 find the value of x+y´+xy.
V2+1
11.If x= and y= find the value of x+y'.
V3-2 V3+N2
V5+V3 5-3
12.If x=
andy5+ find the value of x+y+xy.
 2-\5 2+45
2-/5 find the value of x- y'.
13.If x = and y=
2+5
14.If
5+243 =a-\3b, find a and b where a and b are rational numbers.
7+3
4+3/5
4-3V5 =a+b5, find the values ofa and b.
15.If a and b are rational numbers and

2+/3
16.If a and b are rational numbers and =a+b/3, find the values of aand b.
2-/3
17.If a and b are rational numbers and a -b77 , find the values of a and b.

1 1 1 1
18.Evaluate:
2+1B+J4+At9+y8
19.If x = find the value of 2x-7x-2x +1.
2+3
1
20.If x =: , find the value of x°-2x*-7x+5.
2-/3
21.If y2 =1.414 and y5 =2.236, find the value of
VIo-/5 upto three places of decimals.
2V2
22. Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.
3 4
23. Find five rational numbers between and 5

V3-1
24. Find the value of a and b in =a+by3 .
25. Find the value of a and b in
5+2/3 =a+b3
7+443
5-V6
26. Find the value of a andb in 5+a-bv6
4+\5 4-5
27. Simplify 4 - 5 4 4 yratonalizZing the denominator.

28. Simplify 5-1, 5+1 by rationalizing the denominator.

/5+1 5-1
29. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator.
30. If x = find (i) +
1
31. IIx= 4-V15, find () *+ x (i) +
32. If x= 2+/3, find (i) x*+ (ü) +