DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHANDIGARH
Mathematics Assignment
Class X
Name : Class & Section
Topic: Real Numbers
1. Prove that 5 is irrational
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2. Prove that is irrational.
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3. Prove that 2+ 3 is an irrational number.
4. The size of hall is 30 m by 36m. Find the side of the longest square carpet which can be used to
cover the hall completely. Find the number of such carpets.
5. If LCM and HCF of two numbers are 3024 and 6 respectively. If one of the number is 336,
find the other number.
6. Four ribbons measuring 14 cm, 18 cm, 22 cm and 26 cm respectively are to be cut into
least number of pieces of equal length. Find the length of each piece and number of
pieces formed.
7. Find the largest possible positive integer that will divide 398, 436, and 542 leaving
remainder 7, 11, 15 respectively.
8. In a school, the duration of a period in junior section is 40 minutes and in senior section is 1
hour. If the first bell for each section rings at 9.00 a.m., when will the two bells ring
together again.
9. Show that 9n can never end with digit 0.
10. In a seminar, the number of participants in English, Hindi 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 being in the same subject
11. If , find the value of m and n.
12. Explain why 5 x 11 x 17 + 17 is a composite number.
13. Find the greatest number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36.