RDS Maths · Class X Chapter 1: Real Numbers CBSE | 2024–25

WORKSHEET 4 — REAL NUMBERS

Advanced Divisibility, Irrationality & HCF Applications
Difficulty: Medium–Hard

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General Instructions
• Read all questions carefully before attempting.
• Section A (MCQ): 1 mark each. Choose the best option. No negative marking.
• Section B (Short Answer): 2 marks each. Show all working clearly.
• Section C (Long Answer / Word Problems): 3 marks each. Full steps required.
• Marks may be awarded for correct steps even if the final answer is wrong.
• Use of calculator is NOT permitted.

SECTION A Multiple Choice Questions 8 Questions × 1 Mark = 8 Marks

Choose the most appropriate option.

1. If a = 23 × 3, b = 2 × 3 × 5, c = 3n × 5, and LCM(a, b, c) = 23 × 32 × 5, then n is: [1 mark]

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Topic: LCM of Three Numbers — Exponent Problems | Bloom's: Analyse | Skill: Use LCM definition (maximum powers); equate exponent of 3 to
solve for n

2. The decimal expansion of 2139/1250 is: [1 mark]

(a) 1.7112 (b) 17.112

(c) 0.17112 (d) 1.71120
Topic: Terminating Decimal Conversion | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Write denominator as 2m×5n; make denominator a power of 10

3. Which of the following is NOT irrational? [1 mark]

(a) √2 + √3 (b) √4 + √9
(c) 2 + √2 (d) π
Topic: Identifying Rational Numbers | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Simplify each expression; identify which one yields a rational number

4. Show that 2n × 5n always ends in 0. For n = 3, the value of 23 × 53 is: [1 mark]

(a) 100 (b) 500

(c) 1000 (d) 2000
Topic: Powers of 2 and 5 | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Evaluate 2n×5n = 10n directly

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5. The value of remainder r when a positive integer a is divided by 3 cannot be: [1 mark]

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
Topic: Euclid's Division Lemma | Bloom's: Understand | Skill: Recall constraint 0 ≤ r < b in Euclid's lemma

6. The number 525 and 3000 are both divisible only by 3, 5, 15, 25 and 75. HCF(525, 3000) is: [1 mark]

(a) 25 (b) 55
(c) 75 (d) 125
Topic: HCF from Common Factors | Bloom's: Understand | Skill: Identify highest common factor directly from listed common divisors

7. If p is a prime and p divides a2, then p also divides a. This result follows from: [1 mark]

(a) Euclid's Division Lemma (b) Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

(c) Definition of HCF (d) Rational root theorem
Topic: FTA — Consequence | Bloom's: Understand | Skill: Identify which theorem guarantees uniqueness of prime factorisation

8. The rational number 257/5000 has a decimal expansion that terminates after how many decimal places? [1 mark]

(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
Topic: Decimal Places in Terminating Decimal | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Write 5000=23×54; termination after max(3,4)=4 places

SECTION B Short Answer Questions 4 Questions × 2 Marks = 8 Marks

Show all working clearly.

9. Using Euclid's division algorithm, find the largest number that divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaving remainders
1, 2 and 3 respectively. [2 marks]
Topic: HCF of Three Numbers — Application | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Subtract remainders; find HCF of three resulting numbers step-by-step

10. Prove that 4n does not end with the digit zero for any natural number n. [2 marks]
Topic: FTA — Powers Cannot End in 0 | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Show prime factorisation of 4n contains only 2; no factor 5

11. Express the HCF of 468 and 222 in the form 468x + 222y. Find one pair of values of x and y. [2 marks]
Topic: HCF — Linear Combination | Bloom's: Analyse | Skill: Use Euclid's algorithm; back-substitute steps to express HCF as linear combination

12. Prove that (√2 + √3)2 is irrational, given that √6 is irrational. [2 marks]
Topic: Irrationality of Expressions Involving Surds | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Expand; isolate √6; apply given irrationality; conclude by
contradiction

SECTION C Long Answer / Word Problems 8 Questions × 3 Marks = 24 Marks

Full steps required.

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13. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.
Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of participants are to be seated and
all of them belong to the same subject. [3 marks]
Topic: HCF — Room Allocation Problem | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Find HCF for participants per room; divide total by HCF for minimum rooms

14. Show that the square of any positive integer cannot be of the form 5q + 2 or 5q + 3 for any integer q. [3 marks]
Topic: Forms of Perfect Squares (mod 5) | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Write n=5m, 5m+1,...,5m+4; compute n2; show only forms 5q, 5q+1, 5q+4
arise

15. A merchant has 120 L of oil of one kind, 180 L of another kind and 240 L of a third kind. He wants to fill them in
tins of equal capacity. What should be the greatest capacity of such a tin? [3 marks]
Topic: HCF — Capacity Problem | Bloom's: Apply | Skill: Greatest tin capacity = HCF of the three quantities

16. Prove that one and only one out of n, n + 4, n + 8, n + 12 and n + 16 is divisible by 5, where n is any positive
integer. [3 marks]
Topic: Divisibility — Five Consecutive Terms in AP | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Write n=5q, 5q+1,...,5q+4; check exactly one term in each set is
divisible by 5

17. Prove that 5/√3 is irrational. [3 marks]

Topic: Irrationality of p/√q | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Assume rational; isolate √3; show √3 must be rational — contradiction

18. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Justify your answer. Also, if the HCF and LCM
of two numbers are 8 and 200 respectively, find the two numbers if their sum is 72. [3 marks]
Topic: Validity of HCF–LCM and Finding Numbers | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Check HCF divides LCM; use HCF×LCM=product; solve system to
find numbers

19. Using Euclid's division lemma, show that the cube of any positive integer is of the form 4m, 4m + 1 or 4m + 3
for some integer m. [3 marks]
Topic: Cubes — Form (mod 4) | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Write n=4q, 4q+1, 4q+2, 4q+3; cube each; reduce modulo 4

20. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that (5 + 3√2) is an irrational number. [3 marks]
Topic: Irrationality — Given Condition | Bloom's: Evaluate | Skill: Use given irrationality of √2; isolate √2; arrive at contradiction

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