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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Real Numbers Ex 2.9

Question 1.
If n is a natural number then √n is……….
(a) always a natural number
(b) always an irrational number
(c) always a rational number
(d) may be rational or irrational
Solution:
(d) may be rational or irrational

Question 2.
Which of the following is not true?
(a) Every rational number is a real number
(b) Every integer is a rational number
(c) Every real number is an irrational number
(d) Every natural number is a whole number
Solution:
(c) Every real number is an irrational number

Question 3.
Which one of the following, regarding sum of two irrational numbers, is true?
(a) always an irrational number
(b) may be a rational or irrational number
(c) always a rational number
(d) always an integer
Solution:
(b) may be a rational or irrational number

Question 4.
Which one of the following has a terminating decimal expansion?
(a) $$\frac{5}{64}$$
(b) $$\frac{8}{9}$$
(c) $$\frac{14}{15}$$
(d) $$\frac{1}{12}$$
Solution:
(a) $$\frac{5}{64}$$
Hint:
$$\frac{5}{64}$$ = $$\frac{5}{2^{6}}$$

Question 5.
Which one of the following is an irrational number?
(a) $$\sqrt{25}$$
(b) $$\sqrt{\frac{9}{4}}$$
(c) $$\frac{7}{11}$$
(d) π
Solution:
(d) π
Hint:
We take frequently π as $$\frac{22}{7}$$ (which gives the value of 3.1428571428571…….) to be its correct value, but in reality these are only approximations

Question 6.
An irrational number between 2 and 2.5 is………
(a) $$\sqrt{11}$$
(b) √5
(c) $$\sqrt{2.5}$$
(d) √8
Solution:
(b) √5
Hint:
√5 = 2.236, it lies between 2 and 2.5

Question 7.
The smallest rational number by which $$\frac{1}{3}$$ should be multiplied so that its decimal expansion terminates with one place of decimal is ………
(a) $$\frac{1}{10}$$
(b) $$\frac{3}{10}$$
(c) 3
(d) 30
Solution:
(b) $$\frac{3}{10}$$
Hint:
$$\frac{1}{3}$$ × $$\frac{3}{10}$$ = $$\frac{1}{10}$$ = $$\frac{1}{2×5}$$ it has terminating decimal expansion.

Question 8.
If $$\frac{1}{7}$$ = 0.$$\overline { 142857 }$$ then the value of $$\frac{5}{7}$$ is ………..
(a) 0.$$\overline { 142857 }$$
(b) 0.$$\overline { 714285 }$$
(c) 0.$$\overline { 571428 }$$
(d) 0.714285
Solution:
(b) 0.$$\overline { 714285 }$$

Question 9.
Find the odd one out of the following.
(a) $$\sqrt{32}×\sqrt{2}$$
(b) $$\frac{\sqrt{27}}{\sqrt{3}}$$
(c) $$\sqrt{72}×\sqrt{8}$$
(d) $$\frac{\sqrt{54}}{\sqrt{18}}$$
Solution:
(b) $$\frac{\sqrt{27}}{\sqrt{3}}$$
Hint:
$$\frac{\sqrt{27}}{\sqrt{3}}$$ = $$\frac{\sqrt{27}}{\sqrt{3}}$$ = √9 = 3. It is an odd number

Question 10.
0.$$\overline { 34 }$$ + 0.3$$\overline { 4 }$$ = ……….
(a) 0.6$$\overline { 87 }$$
(b) 0.$$\overline { 68 }$$
(c) 0.6$$\overline { 8 }$$
(d) 0.68$$\overline { 7 }$$
Solution:
(a) 0.6$$\overline { 87 }$$
Hint:
0.34343434
0.34444444
0.68787878

Question 11.
Which of the following statement is false?
(a) The square root of 25 is 5 or -5
(b) $$-\sqrt{25}$$ = -5
(c) $$\sqrt{25}$$ = 5
(d) $$\sqrt{25}$$ = ±5
Solution:
(d) $$\sqrt{25}$$ = ±5

Question 12.
Which one of the following is not a rational number?
(a) $$\sqrt{\frac{8}{18}}$$
(b) $$\frac{7}{3}$$
(c) $$\sqrt{0.01}$$
(d) $$\sqrt{13}$$
Solution:
(d) $$\sqrt{13}$$

Question 13.
$$\sqrt{27}$$ + $$\sqrt{12}$$ = ……….
(a) $$\sqrt{39}$$
(b) 5√6
(c) 5√3
(d) 3√5
Solution:
(d) 3√5
Hint:
$$\sqrt{27}$$ + $$\sqrt{12}$$ = $$\sqrt{9×3}$$ + $$\sqrt{3×4}$$ = 3√3 + 2√3 = 5√3

Question 14.
If $$\sqrt{80}$$ = k√5, then k = ………
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 16
Solution:
(b) 4
Hint:
$$\sqrt{80}$$ = k√5
$$\sqrt{16×5}$$ = k√5
4√5 = k√5
∴ k = 4

Question 15.
4√7 × 2√3 = ……….
(a) 6$$\sqrt{10}$$
(b) 8$$\sqrt{21}$$
(c) 8$$\sqrt{10}$$
(d) 6$$\sqrt{21}$$
Solution:
(b) 8$$\sqrt{21}$$
Hint:
4√7 × 2√3 = 4 × 2$$\sqrt{7×3}$$ = 8$$\sqrt{21}$$

Question 16.
When written with a rational denominator, the expression $$\frac {2\sqrt{3}}{3\sqrt{2}}$$ can be simplified as……..
(a) $$\frac {\sqrt{2}}{3}$$
(b) $$\frac {\sqrt{3}}{2}$$
(c) $$\frac {\sqrt{6}}{3}$$
(d) $$\frac {2}{3}$$
Solution:
(c) $$\frac {\sqrt{6}}{3}$$

Question 17.
When (2√5 – √2)² is simplified, we get………
(a) 4√5 + 2√2
(b) 22 – 4$$\sqrt{10}$$
(c) 8 – 4$$\sqrt{10}$$
(d) 2$$\sqrt{10}$$ – 2
Solution:
(b) 22 – 4$$\sqrt{10}$$
Hint:
(2√5 – √2)² = (2√5)² + (√2)² – 2 × 2√5 × √2
= 20 – 4$$\sqrt{10}$$ + 2
= 22 – 4$$\sqrt{10}$$

Question 18.
$$(0.000729)^\frac{-3}{4}$$ × $$(0.09)^\frac{-3}{4}$$ = ……..
(a) $$\frac {10^3}{3^3}$$
(b) $$\frac {10^5}{3^5}$$
(c) $$\frac {10^2}{3^2}$$
(d) $$\frac {10^6}{3^6}$$
Solution:
(d) $$\frac {10^6}{3^6}$$
Hint:

Question 19.
If √9x = $$\sqrt[3]{9^2}$$, then x = …….
(a) $$\frac {2}{3}$$
(b) $$\frac {4}{3}$$
(c) $$\frac {1}{3}$$
(d) $$\frac {5}{3}$$
Solution:
(b) $$\frac {4}{3}$$
Hint:

Question 20.
The length and breadth of a rectangular plot are 5 × 105 and 4 × 104 metres respectively. Its area is ……….
(a) 9 × 101 m2
(b) 9 × 109 m2
(c) 2 × 1010 m2
(d) 20 × 1020 m2
Solution:
(c) 2 × 1010 m2
Hint:
Area of a rectangle = l × b = 5 × 105 × 4 × 104
= 5 × 4 × 105+4
= 20 × 109
= 2.0 × 10 × 109
= 2 × 1010 m2