Class 9 Maths: Fill in the Blanks Worksheet
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Powered by AIThe statement is true; the sum of a rational number and an irrational number is always irrational. This is because adding an irrational number to a rational number disturbs the terminating or repeating pattern of a rational number’s decimal form, resulting in a non-terminating, non-repeating decimal, which defines an irrational number .
The product of two rational numbers is always rational because the multiplication of two fractions (each represented as a quotient of two integers) results in another fraction, maintaining the form (p/q) where both p and q are integers (and q is not zero). For example, multiplying 1/2 by 3/4 gives 3/8, which is also a rational number .
Two irrational numbers can sum to a rational number if they are opposites or can cancel each other's irrational components. For example, the numbers sqrt(2) and -sqrt(2) are both irrational, but their sum is 0, which is a rational number .
Simplifying 3^2 x 3^3 illustrates the property that when multiplying numbers with the same base, the exponents are added. This results in 3^(2+3) or 3^5, which equals 243. This property is essential for simplifying expressions with exponents efficiently .
The expression (2^3)^2 can be simplified using the power of a power property, which states that (a^m)^n equals a^(m*n). Therefore, (2^3)^2 simplifies to 2^(3*2) = 2^6, resulting in the value of 64 .
The negative square root of a perfect square is considered rational because it equals an integer. For instance, the negative square root of 25 is -5, which is an integer (and integers are by definition rational numbers). This differs from the root of non-perfect squares, which result in an irrational number .
Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers, where the denominator is not zero, such as (p/q) where p and q are integers. These numbers, when expressed as decimals, either terminate or become repeating. In contrast, irrational numbers cannot be expressed as simple fractions and their decimal expansions are non-terminating and non-repeating, such as the square root of 2 .
The reciprocal of a non-zero rational number remains rational because taking the reciprocal simply flips the numerator and the denominator of the fraction, which are both integers. For example, the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3, which is also a rational number since both can be represented as a quotient of integers .
A decimal expansion that terminates is always indicative of a rational number. This is because terminating decimals can be expressed exactly as fractions which maintain the structure of a rational number, such as 0.5 being equivalent to 1/2 .
The number 7/8 exemplifies the properties of a rational number as it is expressed in the form of a fraction where both the numerator (7) and the denominator (8) are integers and the denominator is not zero. This fraction structure inherently defines a number as rational .