Number Systems

Practice Question Bank

1. Arrange the following in descending order of magnitude: 8 90, 4 10, 6
2. Simplify the following:
(i) 4 3 2 2 3 2 4 3)

(ii) 2 3 3 5
2
(iii) 3 2
3. Rationalize the denominator of the following:
2 3 2 6 1
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
3 5 3 2 5 2 8 5 2
3 2 2 3 1 4 1
(v) (vi) (vii) (viii)
3 2 2 3 1 7 3 5 3 2
4. Rationalize the denominator of the following:
2 16 5 2
(i) (ii) (iii)
3 3 41 5 5 2
40 3 2 2 3
(iv) (v) (vi)
3 42 2 3
6 3 5 3 4 3 5 2
(vii) (viii) (ix)
2 3 5 3 48 18
2 1
5. If a 6 35 , find the value of a .
a2
2 1 4 1
6. If x 3 8 , find the value of (i) x 2
and (ii) x
x x4
26 62 8 3
7. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator
2 3 6 3 6 2
8. Simplify, by rationalizing the denominator
1 1 1 1 1
3 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2
2 1
2 1 2 1
9. If x and y , find the value of x2 y2 xy .
2 1

3 2 2
10. If x and y 3 , find the value of x2 y2 .
3 2 3 2

5 3 5 3
11. If x and y , find the value of x y xy .
5 3 5 3
 2 5 2 5
12 If x and y , find the value of x2 y 2 .
2 5 2 5
5 2 3
13. If a 3b , find a and b where a and b are rational numbers.
7 3
4 3 5
14. If a and b are rational numbers and a b 5 , find the values of a and b.
4 3 5
2 3
15. If a and b are rational numbers and a b 3 , find the values of a and b.
2 3
11 7
16. If a and b are rational numbers and a b 77 , find the values of a and b.
11 7

1
17. If x , find the value of 2x3 7x2 2x 1 .
2 3
1
18. If x , find the value of x3 2x2 7x 5 .
2 3
10 5
19. If 2 1.414 and 5 2.236 , find the value of up to three places of decimals.
2 2
20. Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.
3 4
21. Find five rational numbers between and
5 5
3 1
22. Find the value of a and b in a b 3.
3 1
5 2 3
23. Find the value of a and b in a b 3
7 4 3
5 6
24. Find the value of a and b in a b 6
5 6
4 4 5
25. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator.
4 5 4 5
5 1 5 1
26. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator.
5 1 5 1
3 2 3 2
27. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator.
3 2 3 2
3 2 2 2
28. If x = , find (i) x +1/x
3 2
2 1 4 1
29. If x = 4 15 , find (i) x (ii) x .
2
x x4
2 1 1
30. If x = 2 3 , find (i) x (ii) x4 .
x2 x4
31 Represent the real number 10 on the number line.
32 Represent the real number 13 on the number line.
33. Find two rational number and two irrational number between 2 and 3 .
34. Show that 3.142678 is a rational number. In other words, express 3.142678 in the form of
p
, where p and q are integers and q 0 .
q
p
35. , where p and q are integers
q
and q 0 .
p
36. in the form of , where p and q are
q
integers and q 0 .
p
37. Show that 0. in the form of , where p and q are
q
integers and q 0 .
38. Express the following in the form of p/q, where p and q are integers
(i)0.6 (ii) 0.47 (iii) 0.001 (iv) 0.26
5 9
39. Find three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers and .
7 11
40. Visualize the representation of 5.37 using successive magnification

41. Find the value of a and b in each of the following:

3 2 3 7 7 5
(i) a b 2 (ii) a b 7 (iii) a b 5
3 2 3 7 7 5
42. Simplify each of the following by rationalizing the denominator.
6 4 2 5 2 5 2
(i) (ii)
6 4 2 5 2 5 2

43 Find the value of a and b in each of the following:

3 5 19
(i) a 5
3 2 5 11
2 3
(ii) 2 b 6
3 2 2 3

7 5 7 5 7
iii) a b 5
7 5 7 5 11

2 1
44 If 2 1.4142 , thenfind the value of .
2 1
3 1
45 If 3 1.732 , then find the value of .
3 1