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Class8 Math Test Rational Indices Clean Final

This document is a Class 8 Mathematics Test covering Rational & Irrational Numbers, Powers & Indices. It consists of multiple sections including objective questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, and application questions, totaling 35 marks. The test assesses students' understanding of concepts such as irrational numbers, laws of exponents, and simplification of expressions.

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Class8 Math Test Rational Indices Clean Final

This document is a Class 8 Mathematics Test covering Rational & Irrational Numbers, Powers & Indices. It consists of multiple sections including objective questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, and application questions, totaling 35 marks. The test assesses students' understanding of concepts such as irrational numbers, laws of exponents, and simplification of expressions.

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Class 8 Mathematics Test

Chapters: Rational & Irrational Numbers, Powers & Indices

Section A: Objective Questions (1 mark each) [Total: 6 marks]

1. Which of the following is an irrational number?

a) Square root of 25 b) 7/3 c) pi d) 0.5

2. The reciprocal of a rational number is always:

a) Irrational b) Natural c) Rational (if non-zero) d) Prime

3. What is the value of 3^(-2)?

a) 9 b) -9 c) 1/9 d) -1/9

4. Which of the following is not a law of exponents?

a) a^m · a^n = a^(m+n)

b) (a^m)^n = a^(m+n)

c) a^m / a^n = a^(m-n)

d) (ab)^m = a^m · b^m

5. Which of the following numbers is rational?

a) Square root of 2 b) Square root of 49 c) pi d) Square root of 5

6. The value of (2^3)^2 ÷ 2^4 is:

a) 2^1 b) 2^2 c) 2^3 d) 2^4

Section B: Short Answer Questions (2 marks each) [Total: 8 marks]

7. Simplify and express in the form of a rational number:

(2^3 × 3^2) ÷ 6

8. Is 0.333... (repeating decimal) rational or irrational? Justify your answer.

9. Express the number 5^0 + 3^0 + 7^0 in simplest form.

10. Find the value of: (3/4)^(-2)

Section C: Long Answer Questions (3 marks each) [Total: 9 marks]

11. Simplify the expression using laws of indices:

(2^4 × 5^3)^2 ÷ (10^2)^3

12. Prove that:

a) Every rational number has a terminating or repeating decimal form.


Class 8 Mathematics Test

Chapters: Rational & Irrational Numbers, Powers & Indices

b) Square root of 3 is irrational using contradiction method (outline only).

13. Insert two rational and one irrational number between:

a) 1 and 2

b) 0 and 1

(Write reasons for your choices.)

Section D: Application and HOTS Questions (4 marks each) [Total: 12 marks]

14. If x = 2^3 × 3^2 and y = 2^2 × 3^3,

a) Find x/y in simplest exponential form.

b) Write it as a rational number.

c) Is the result rational or irrational?

d) Justify your answer.

15. The square root of 2 is an irrational number.

a) Find two irrational numbers between 1.41 and 1.42.

b) Is the sum of two irrational numbers always irrational? Give one example to prove your answer.

c) Write a pair of irrational numbers whose product is rational.

d) Explain why square root of 2 × square root of 2 is not irrational.

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