Question 512 Marks
If a = 2, b = 3, find the values of:
$\big(\text{a}^{\text{b}}+\text{b}^{\text{a}}\big)^{-1}$
AnswerGiven, a = 2 and b = 3
$\therefore\big(\text{a}^{\text{b}}+\text{b}^{\text{a}}\big)^{-1}=\frac{1}{\text{a}^{\text{b}}+\text{b}^{\text{a}}}$
$=\frac{1}{2^3+3^2}$
$=\frac{1}{8+9}$
$=\frac{1}{17}$
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Add:
$\big(2\sqrt{3}-5\sqrt{2}\big)$ and $\big(\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{2}\big)$
AnswerWe have:
$=\big(2\sqrt{3}-5\sqrt{2}\big)+\big(\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{2}\big)$
$=\big(2\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{3}\big)+\big(-5\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{2}\big)$
$=(2+1)\sqrt{3}+(-5+2)\sqrt{2}$
$=3\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{2}$
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Rationalise the denominator of the following:
$\frac{1+\sqrt{2}}{2-\sqrt{2}}$
Answer$\frac{1+\sqrt{2}}{2-\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{1+\sqrt{2}}{2-\sqrt{2}}\times\frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{2+\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{\big(1+\sqrt{2}\big)\big(2+\sqrt{2}\big)}{(2)^2-\big(\sqrt{2}\big)^2}$
$=\frac{1\times2+\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{2}+\big(\sqrt{2}\big)^2}{4-2}$
$=\frac{2+3\sqrt{2}+2}{2}$
$=\frac{4+3\sqrt{2}}{2}$
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Simplify:
$3\sqrt{45}-\sqrt{125}+\sqrt{200}-\sqrt{50}$
Answer$3\sqrt{45}-\sqrt{125}+\sqrt{200}-\sqrt{50}$
$3\sqrt{9\times5}-\sqrt{25\times5}+\sqrt{100\times2}-\sqrt{25\times2}$
$=3\times3\sqrt{5}-5\sqrt{5}+10\sqrt{2}-5\sqrt{2}$
$=9\sqrt{5}-5\sqrt{5}+10\sqrt{2}-5\sqrt{2}$
$=4\sqrt{5}+5\sqrt{2}$
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Multiply:
$3\sqrt{8}$ by $3\sqrt{2}$
Answer$3\sqrt{8}$ by $3\sqrt{2}$
$3\sqrt{8}\times3\sqrt{2}=3\times3\times\sqrt{8}\times\sqrt{2}$
$=9\times\sqrt{8\times2}$
$=9\times\sqrt{2\times2\times2\times2}$
$=(9\times2\times2)=36$
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Give an example of two irrational numbers whose sum as well as product is rational.
AnswerLet the two irrational numbers be $2+\sqrt{3}$ and $2-\sqrt{3}.$
Sum of these irrational numbers $=\big(2+\sqrt{3}\big)+\big(2-\sqrt{3}\big)=4,$ which is rational
Product of these irrational numbers $=\big(2+\sqrt{3}\big)\big(2-\sqrt{3}\big)=2^2-\big(\sqrt{3}\big)^2=4-3=1,$ which is rational
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Examine whether the following numbers are rational or irrational.
$\sqrt{8}\times\sqrt{2}$
AnswerAs $\sqrt{8}\times\sqrt{2}$
$=\sqrt{8\times2}$
$=\sqrt{16}$
$=4,$ which is an integer
Hence, $\sqrt{8}\times\sqrt{2}$ is rational.
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Let a be a rational number and b be an irrational number. Is ab necessarily an irrational number? Justify your answer with an example.
Answera be a rational number and b be an irrational number then ab necessarily will be an irrational number.
Example: 6 is a rational number but $\sqrt{5}$ is irrational. And $6\sqrt{5}$ is also an irrational number.
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Find the value of x in the following:
5x - 3 × 32x - 8 = 225
Answer5x - 3 × 32x - 8 = 225
⇒ 5x - 3 × 32x - 8 = 52 × 32
⇒ x - 3 = 2 and 2x - 8 = 2
⇒ x = 5 and 2x = 10
⇒ x = 5
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Examine whether the following numbers are rational or irrational.
$\sqrt[3]{5}\times\sqrt[3]{25}$
Answer$\sqrt[3]{5}\times\sqrt[3]{25}$
$=\sqrt[3]{5\times25}$
$=\sqrt[3]{125}$
$=5,$ which is an integer
Hence, $\sqrt[3]{5}\times\sqrt[3]{25}$ is rational.
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Multiply:
$16\sqrt{6}$ by $4\sqrt{2}$
Answer$16\sqrt{6}$ by $4\sqrt{2}$
$16\sqrt{6}\div4\sqrt{2}=\frac{16\sqrt{6}}{4\sqrt{2}}=\frac{4\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{4\sqrt{6}\times\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}\times\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{4\sqrt{6\times2}}{2}=\frac{4\sqrt{2\times3\times2}}{2}$
$=\frac{4\times2\sqrt{3}}{2}=4\sqrt{3}$
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Examine whether the following numbers are rational or irrational.
$\sqrt{7}-2$
AnswerLet us assume, to the contrary, that $\sqrt{7}-2$ is rational.
Then, $\sqrt{7}-2=\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}},$ where p and q are coprime and $\text{q}\neq0.$
$\Rightarrow\sqrt{7}=\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}+2$
$\Rightarrow\sqrt{7}=\frac{\text{p}+2\text{q}}{\text{q}}$
Since, p and q are are integers.
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{p}+2\text{q}}{\text{q}}$ is rational.
So, $\sqrt{7}$ is also rational.
But this contradicts the fact that $\sqrt{7}$ is irrational.
This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that $\sqrt{7}-2$ is rational.
Hence, $\sqrt{7}-2$ is irrational.
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Prove that:
$\sqrt{\text{x}^{-1}\text{y}}\times\sqrt{\text{y}^{-1}\text{z}}\times\sqrt{\text{z}^{-1}\text{x}}=1.$
Answer$\text{L.H.S}=\sqrt{\text{x}^{-1}\text{y}}\times\sqrt{\text{y}^{-1}\text{z}}\times\sqrt{\text{z}^{-1}\text{x}}=1.$
$=\sqrt{\frac{\text{y}}{\text{x}}}\times\sqrt{\frac{\text{z}}{\text{y}}}\times\sqrt{\frac{\text{x}}{\text{z}}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{\text{y}}{\text{x}}\times\frac{\text{z}}{\text{y}}\times\frac{\text{x}}{\text{z}}}$
$=\sqrt1$
$=1$
$=\text{R.H.S}$
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Insert a rational and an irrational number between 2 and 2.5
AnswerAs, few rational numbers between 2 and 2.5 are: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, ...
And,
Since, $2=\sqrt{4}$ and $2.5=\sqrt{6.25}$
So, irrational number between 2 ans 2.5 are: $\sqrt{4.1},\sqrt{4.2}, \ ...,\sqrt{5} \ ...$
Hence, a rational and an irrational number can be 2.1 and $\sqrt{5},$ respectively.
Disclaimer: There are infinite rational and irrational numbers between any two rational numbers.
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Multiply:
$12\sqrt{15}$ by $4\sqrt{3}$
Answer$12\sqrt{15}$ by $4\sqrt{3}$
$12\sqrt{15}\div4\sqrt{3}=\frac{12\sqrt{15}}{4\sqrt{3}}=\frac{3\sqrt{15}}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{3\sqrt{15}\times\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}\times\sqrt{3}}$
$=\frac{3\sqrt{15\times3}}{3}=\sqrt{3\times5\times3}=3\sqrt{5}$
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Find the value of $(1296)^{0.17}\times(1296)^{0.08}.$
Answer$(1296)^{0.17}\times(1296)^{0.08}$
$=(6^4)^{\frac{17}{100}}\times(6^4)^{\frac{8}{100}}$
$=6^{4\times\frac{17}{100}}\times6^{4\times\frac{8}{100}}$
$=6^{\frac{17}{25}}\times6^{\frac{8}{25}}$
$=6^{\frac{17}{25}+\frac{8}{25}}$
$=6^{\frac{25}{25}}$
$=6$
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Rationalise the denominator of the following:
$\frac{1}{2+\sqrt{3}}$
AnswerIf a and b are integers, then
$\big(\text{a}+\sqrt{\text{b}}\big)$ and $\big(\text{a}-\sqrt{\text{b}}\big)$ are rationalising factor of each other, as $\big(\text{a}+\sqrt{\text{b}}\big)\big(\text{a}-\sqrt{\text{b}}\big)=\big(\text{a}^2-\text{b}\big),$ which is rational.
Therefore, we have,
$=\frac{1}{\big(2+\sqrt{3}\big)}=\frac{1}{2+\sqrt{3}}\times\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{2-\sqrt{3}}$
$=\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{(2)^2-\big(\sqrt{3}\big)^2}=\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{4-3}$
$=\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{1}=2-\sqrt{3}$
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Simplify:
$\big(5+\sqrt{7}\big)\big(2+\sqrt{5}\big)$
Answer$\big(5+\sqrt{7}\big)\big(2+\sqrt{5}\big)$
$=5\times2+5\times\sqrt{5}+2\times\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}\times\sqrt{7}$
$=10+5\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{35}$
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Simplify:
$\Big(\frac{81}{49}\Big)^{-\frac{3}{2}}$
Answer$\Big(\frac{81}{49}\Big)^{-\frac{3}{2}}$
$=\Big(\frac{49}{81}\Big)^{\frac{3}{2}}$
$=\Big(\frac{7^2}{9^2}\Big)^{\frac{3}{2}}$
$=\frac{7^{2\times\frac{3}{2}}}{9^{2\times\frac{3}{2}}}$
$=\frac{7^3}{9^3}$
$=\frac{343}{729}$
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Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion has.
$\frac{261}{400}$
Answer$\frac{261}{400}=0.6525$ 
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Evaluate $\frac{2^{\text{n}}+2^{\text{n}-1}}{2^{\text{n}+1}-2^{\text{n}}}.$
Answer$\frac{2^{\text{n}}+2^{\text{n}-1}}{2^{\text{n}+1}-2^{\text{n}}}$
$=\frac{2^{\text{n}-1}(2+1)}{2^{\text{n}}(2-1)}$
$=\frac{2^{\text{n}-1}\times3}{2^{\text{n}}\times1}$
$=\frac{3}{2^{\text{n}-\text{n}+1}}$
$=\frac{3}{2}$
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Rationalise the denominator of the following:
$\frac{1}{5+3\sqrt{2}}$
AnswerIf a and b are integers and x is a natural number, then
$\big(\text{a}+\text{b}\sqrt{\text{x}}\big)$ and $\big(\text{a}-\text{b}\sqrt{\text{x}}\big)$ are rationalising factor of each other, as $\big(\text{a}+\text{b}\sqrt{\text{x}}\big)\big(\text{a}-\text{b}\sqrt{\text{x}}\big)=\big(\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2\text{x}\big),$ which is rational.
Therefore, we have,
$=\frac{1}{\big(5+3\sqrt{2}\big)}=\frac{1}{5+3\sqrt{2}}\times\frac{5-3\sqrt{2}}{5-3\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{5-3\sqrt{2}}{(5)^2-\big(3\sqrt{2}\big)^2}=\frac{5-3\sqrt{2}}{25-18}=\Big(\frac{5-3\sqrt{2}}{7}\Big)$
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Find a rational number between $-\frac{3}{4}$ and $-\frac{2}{5}$
Answer$-\frac{3}{4}$ and $-\frac{2}{5}$
Let:
$\text{x}=-\frac{3}{4}$ and $\text{y}=-\frac{2}{5}$
Rational number lying between x and y.
$\frac{1}{2}(\text{x}+\text{y})=\frac{1}{2}\Big(-\frac{3}{4}-\frac{2}{5}\Big)$
$\frac{1}{2}\Big(\frac{-15-8}{20}\Big)=-\frac{23}{40}$
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Add:
$=\big(2\sqrt{2}+5\sqrt{3}-7\sqrt{5}\big)$ and $\big(3\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}\big)$
AnswerWe have,
$=\big(2\sqrt{2}+5\sqrt{3}-7\sqrt{5}\big)+\big(3\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}\big)$
$=\big(2\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2}\big)+\big(5\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{3}\big)+\big(-7\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{5}\big)$
$=(2-1)\sqrt{2}+(5+3)\sqrt{3}+(-7+1)\sqrt{5}$
$=\sqrt{2}+8\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt{5}.$
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Examine whether the following number are rational or irrational:
$\big(5-\sqrt{5}\big)\big(5+\sqrt{5}\big)$
Answer$\big(5-\sqrt{5}\big)\big(5+\sqrt{5}\big)$
$=(5)^2-\big(\sqrt{5}\big)^2$
$=25-5$
$=20$
Thus, the given number is rational.
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Find a rational number between $\frac{3}{8}$ and $\frac{2}{5}$
Answer$\frac{3}{8}$ and $\frac{2}{5}$
Let:
$\text{x}=\frac{3}{8}$ and $\text{y}=\frac{2}{5}$
Rational number lying between x and y.
$\frac{1}{2}(\text{x}+\text{y})=\frac{1}{2}\Big(\frac{3}{8}+\frac{2}{5}\Big)$
$=\frac{1}{2}\Big(\frac{15+16}{40}\Big)=\frac{31}{80}$
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Find four rational numbers lying between $\frac{3}{7}$ and $\frac{5}{7}.$
Answern = 4
n + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5
$\frac{3}{7}=\frac{3}{7}\times\frac{5}{5}=\frac{15}{35}$
$\frac{5}{7}=\frac{5}{7}\times\frac{5}{5}=\frac{25}{35}$
Thus, rational numbers between $\frac{3}{7}$ and $\frac{5}{7}$ are $\frac{16}{35},\frac{17}{35},\frac{18}{35},\frac{19}{35}.$
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Is the product of a rational and an irrational number always irrational? Give an example.
AnswerYes, the product of a rational and an irrational number is always an irrational number.
Example: 2 is a rational number and $\sqrt{3}$ is an irrational number.
Now, $2\times\sqrt{3}=2\sqrt{3},$ which is an irrational number.
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Multiply:
$\sqrt{10}$ by $\sqrt{40}$
Answer$\sqrt{10}$ by $\sqrt{40}$
$\sqrt{10}\times\sqrt{40}=\sqrt{10\times40}$
$=\sqrt{2\times5\times2\times2\times2\times5}$
$=(2\times2\times5)=20$
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Simplify:
$\big(3-\sqrt{11}\big)\big(3+\sqrt{11}\big)$
Answer$\big(3-\sqrt{11}\big)\big(3+\sqrt{11}\big)$
$=(3)^2-\big(\sqrt{11}\big)^2$
$=9-11$
$=-2$
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Rationalise the denominator of the following:
$\frac{3-2\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}$
Answer$\frac{3-2\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{3-2\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}\times\frac{3-2\sqrt{2}}{3-2\sqrt{2}}$
$=\frac{\big(3-2\sqrt{2}\big)^2}{(3)^2-\big(2\sqrt{2}\big)^2}$
$=\frac{(3)^2-2\times3+2\sqrt{2}+\big(2\sqrt{2}\big)^2}{9-4\times2}$
$=\frac{9-12\sqrt{2}+8}{9-8}$
$=\frac{17-12\sqrt{2}}{1}$
$=17-12\sqrt{2}$
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Solve for $\text{x}\Big(\frac{2}{5}\Big)^{2\text{x}-2}=\frac{32}{3125}.$
Answer$\text{x}\Big(\frac{2}{5}\Big)^{2\text{x}-2}=\frac{32}{3125}$
$\Rightarrow\Big(\frac{2}{5}\Big)^{2\text{x}-2}=\frac{2^5}{5^5}$
$\Rightarrow\Big(\frac{2}{5}\Big)^{2\text{x}-2}=\Big(\frac{2}{5}\Big)^5$
$\Rightarrow2\text{x}-2=5$
$\Rightarrow2\text{x}=7$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=\frac{7}{2}$
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Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion has.
$\frac{5}{8}$
Answer$\frac{5}{8}=0.625$
By actual division, we have:
It is a terminating decimal expansion.
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Simplify $\Bigg[\Big\{(256)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\Big\}^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2.$
Answer$\Bigg[\Big\{(256)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\Big\}^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2$
$=\Bigg[\Big\{\big(16^2\big)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\Big\}^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2$
$=\Bigg[\Big\{16^{-1}\Big\}^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2$
$=\Bigg[16^{-1\times\big(-\frac{1}{4}\big)}\Bigg]^2$
$=\Bigg[16^{\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2$
$=\Bigg[2^{4\times\frac{1}{4}}\Bigg]^2$
$=2^2$
$=4$
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Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion has.
$\frac{7}{25}$
Answer$\frac{7}{25}=0.28$ By actual division, we have: 
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If 10x = 64, find the value of $10^{\big(\frac{\text{x}}{2}+1\big)}.$
AnswerGiven, 10x = 64
$10^{\big(\frac{\text{x}}{2}+1\big)}$
$=10^\frac{\text{x}}{2}\times10^1$
$=(10\text{x})^\frac{1}{2}\times10$
$=(64)^\frac{1}{2}\times10$
$=(8^2)^\frac{1}{2}\times10$
$=8\times10$
$=80$
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Evaluate:
$\frac{2^0+7^0}{5^0}$
Answer$\frac{2^0+7^0}{5^0}=\frac{1+1}{1}\frac{2}{1}=2$
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