Grade 9 Real Numbers Worksheet
Grade 9 Real Numbers Worksheet
Multiply \( \frac{3\sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{5} + 3} \) by the conjugate \(2\sqrt{5} - 3\) to rationalize the denominator. The numerator becomes \( (3\sqrt{5})(2\sqrt{5} - 3) = 30 - 9\sqrt{5} \), and the denominator becomes \((2\sqrt{5} + 3)(2\sqrt{5} - 3) = 20 - 9 = 11\). Thus, \( a\sqrt{5} - b = \frac{30}{11} - \frac{9\sqrt{5}}{11} \), so \( a = -\frac{9}{11} \) and \( b = \frac{30}{11} \).
Using the conjugate \(2\sqrt{5} + 1\), multiply: \((5 + \sqrt{5})(2\sqrt{5} + 1) = 10\sqrt{5} + 5 + 2\times5 + \sqrt{5} = 10 + 11\sqrt{5}\). The denominator becomes \((2\sqrt{5} - 1)(2\sqrt{5} + 1) = 20 - 1 = 19\). After simplifying, \( a + b\sqrt{5} = \frac{10}{19} + \frac{11\sqrt{5}}{19} \), so \( a = \frac{10}{19} \) and \( b = \frac{11}{19} \).
By multiplying by the conjugate \(4\sqrt{5} + 1\), the numerator becomes \(3(4\sqrt{5} + 1) = 12\sqrt{5} + 3\) and the denominator \((4\sqrt{5} - 1)(4\sqrt{5} + 1) = 80 - 1 = 79\). Simplifying, \(p + q\sqrt{5} = \frac{3}{79} + \frac{12\sqrt{5}}{79} \), yields \( p = \frac{3}{79} \) and \( q = \frac{12}{79} \).
To express \( \frac{4\sqrt{5}}{3\sqrt{5} + 4} \) in terms where a and b are rational, multiply by the conjugate \(3\sqrt{5} - 4\), yielding \( (4\sqrt{5})(3\sqrt{5} - 4) = 12 \times 5 - 16\sqrt{5} = 60 - 16\sqrt{5} \). The denominator becomes \((3\sqrt{5} + 4)(3\sqrt{5} - 4) = 45 - 16 = 29\). Therefore, the expression simplifies to \( a + b\sqrt{5} = \frac{60}{29} - \frac{16\sqrt{5}}{29} \), so \( a = \frac{60}{29} \) and \( b = -\frac{16}{29} \).
Multiply by the conjugate \(2 + \sqrt{5}\) to get \((1 + \sqrt{5})(2 + \sqrt{5}) = 2 + \sqrt{5} + 2\sqrt{5} + 5 = 7 + 3\sqrt{5}\), with the denominator \((2 - \sqrt{5})(2 + \sqrt{5}) = 4 - 5 = -1\). Simplifying gives \(-7 - 3\sqrt{5}\), so \( a = -7 \) and \( b = -3 \).
Multiply the expression by the conjugate of the denominator \(3 - \sqrt{5}\), simplifying gives \((2 - \sqrt{5})(3 - \sqrt{5}) = 6 - 2\sqrt{5} - 3\sqrt{5} + 5 = 11 - 5\sqrt{5}\). The denominator remains \(4\). Thus, it simplifies to \( \frac{11 - 5\sqrt{5}}{4} = \frac{11}{4} - \frac{5\sqrt{5}}{4} \), so \( a = -\frac{5}{4} \) and \( b = \frac{11}{4} \).
Multiply \( \frac{4\sqrt{5} - 2}{3 + 2\sqrt{5}} \) by its conjugate \(3 - 2\sqrt{5}\), resulting in \((4\sqrt{5} - 2)(3 - 2\sqrt{5}) = 12\sqrt{5} - 8\times5 - 6 + 4\sqrt{5} = -46 + 16\sqrt{5}\). The denominator equals\((3 + 2\sqrt{5})(3 - 2\sqrt{5}) = 9 - 20 = -11\). Simplify to get \(a\sqrt{5} + b = \frac{16}{11}\sqrt{5} + \frac{46}{11}\), hence \(a = \frac{16}{11}\) and \(b = \frac{46}{11}\).
To find p and q, multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, \(3 - \sqrt{5}\). Simplifying gives \( (2 + \sqrt{5})(3 - \sqrt{5}) = 6 - 2\sqrt{5} + 3\sqrt{5} - 5 = 1 + \sqrt{5} \) in the numerator, and \((3+\sqrt{5})(3-\sqrt{5}) = 9 - 5 = 4\) in the denominator. Thus, \( \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{4} = \frac{1}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{4} \), so \( p = \frac{1}{4} \) and \( q = \frac{1}{4} \).
Multiply \( \frac{2\sqrt{5} + 3}{5 - \sqrt{5}} \) by the conjugate \(5 + \sqrt{5}\): \((2\sqrt{5} + 3)(5 + \sqrt{5}) = 10\sqrt{5} + 2\times5 + 15 + 3\sqrt{5} = 25 + 13\sqrt{5}\), and the denominator \((5 - \sqrt{5})(5 + \sqrt{5}) = 25 - 5 = 20\). The simplified expression is \( a + b\sqrt{5} = \frac{25}{20} + \frac{13\sqrt{5}}{20} \), so \( a = \frac{5}{4} \) and \( b = \frac{13}{20} \).
Multiplying by the conjugate \(2\sqrt{5} + 3\), the numerator becomes \((\sqrt{5} + 4)(2\sqrt{5} + 3) = 2\times5 + 3\sqrt{5} + 8\sqrt{5} + 12 = 22 + 11\sqrt{5}\), and the denominator is \((2\sqrt{5} - 3)(2\sqrt{5} + 3) = 20 - 9 = 11\). So the expression \(a\sqrt{5} + b\) results in \( \frac{11\sqrt{5}}{11} + \frac{22}{11} = \sqrt{5} + 2\), giving \(a = 1\) and \(b = 2\).