1.
Find 5 rational numbers between
i. 3/7 and 5/7 ii. 1.3 and 1.4 iii. -1 and ½ iv. -3/4 and -2/5
2. Without actual division, find which of the following rational numbers have terminating decimal expansions. In case
they have terminating decimal expansions, write their decimal expansions.
i. 31/375 ii. 18/125 iii. 7/12 iv. 19/27 v. 15/80
3. Express each of the following in the form of p/q, where p and q are integers and q≠0:
̅̅̅̅
i. 18. 48 ̅̅̅̅
ii. 0.0032 ̅̅̅̅̅
iii. 0.3178 iv. 0.407̅
4. Rationalise the denominator in each of the following:
5 √3 7 8 √11−√17 √19−√13
i. 𝑖𝑖. 𝑖𝑖𝑖. 𝑖𝑣. 11−√11 𝑣. 𝑣𝑖.
√2 √5 √3+√7 √13−√11 √2+√11
5. Simplify:
6+√7 6−√7 2 1 3 2√6 6√2 8√3
i. 6−√7 + 6+√7 𝑖𝑖. − + 𝑖𝑖𝑖. − +
√2+√3 √2−√3 √3−√2 √5+√7 √7−√5 √3
√21 1
6. If 𝑥 = 5 − , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 + 𝑥
2
1
7. If 𝑎 = 2 − 3√3, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 2 − 2
𝑎
8. Simplify:
2 1 −3⁄ −4⁄
71⁄4 5 5
81 2 32 5
i. 33 × 35 𝑖𝑖. 71⁄5 𝑖𝑖𝑖. 78 × 58 𝑖𝑣. (99917 )1⁄17 𝑣. (64) 𝑣𝑖. (243)
9. Using factor theorem, check whether g(x) is a factor p(x) in the following:
i. p(x)=𝑥 3 − 𝑎𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 𝑎 ;g(x)=𝑥 − 𝑠
3
ii. p(x)=𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 4;g(x)=1 − 2 𝑥
1
iii. p(x)=2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 3;g(x)=𝑥 + 2
10. Find the zero of the following polynomials:
i. p(x)=ax ii. P(x)=bx-d iii. P(x)=6x-2 iv. P(x)=3/2x-2/3
11. Find the value of a and b so that p(x)=𝑥 4 − 𝑎𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 𝑏 is exactly divisible by (𝑥 + 2) as well as (𝑥 + 3).
12. Find the value of k for which (𝑥 − 1) is a factor of (2𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑘)
Factorise the following:
13. (a+2b)2+101(a+2b)+100
14. 9x2+15xy
15. a3b-a2b+5ab-5b
16. px-5q+pq-5x
17. 5-20x2
18. 27a2-48b2
19. (3a+5b)2-4c2
20. x2+11x+30
21. x2+3√3x +6
22. 6-x-x2
23. 16x2+4y2+9z2-16xy-12yz+24zx
27 9𝑎 27𝑎2
24. 1 + 𝑎3 + +
125 5 25
25. 125x3-27y3-225x2y+135xy2
1
26. 125a3+ 8
27. a3-0.064
28. Write the quadrant or axis in which the following points lie:
i. (-6,3) ii. (-5,-6) iii. (9,-7) iv. (0,1) v. (5,2) vi. (-2,0) vii. (19,0) viii. (0,-101)
29. Plot the following points on a graph and find the aera of the triangle formed by these points:
i. (2,5); (-2,2); (4,2) ii. (-3,2); (2,2); (0,5)
30. check whether the following are the solutions of the equation 15x-5y=20
i. (0,5) ii. (1,-5) iii. (-1,-5)
31. Write a linear equation in 2 variables to represent the following:
i. The cost of 5 pencils is equal to the cost of 2 ballpoint pens.
ii. Two students A and B collectively contributed Rs 100 towards the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help the
earthquake victims.