Class 10 Number System — Advanced Case-Based Worksheet (Set 2)
Case Study 1: Ancient Measurement Scroll
An ancient scroll describes a circular garden with unknown radius r meters. The perimeter of the garden
wall is recorded as exactly 88 meters. However, the scroll says π was assumed to be 22/7.
Questions:
1. Calculate the radius r of the circular garden.
2. Using modern value of π ≈ 3.1416, calculate the accurate perimeter of this garden.
3. Explain why 22/7 is not an exact value of π.
4. Is the true value of π terminating or non-terminating? Rational or irrational?
5. If the area of the garden is πr², is this area rational or irrational?
Case Study 2: Designer Tiles
A designer plans a square floor of side √2 meters. Each tile is 1/2 meter × 1/2 meter.
Questions:
1. Calculate the exact area of the floor.
2. How many tiles are needed to cover the floor (give the nearest whole number)?
3. Is √2 rational or irrational? Justify.
4. If tile length were √3 meters, would the area of each tile be rational or irrational?
5. Explain why √2 × √2 = 2 is a rational number.
Case Study 3: The Speed Record
A new vehicle prototype travels at √5 km/min. The test track is π km long.
Questions:
1. How long (in minutes) will the vehicle take for one full lap of the track?
2. Will this time be rational or irrational? Explain.
3. Approximate √5 up to 3 decimal places.
4. Approximate π as 3.1416 and compute lap time.
5. If 7 laps are completed, is the total time rational or irrational?
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Case Study 4: Physics Experiment
In a lab, a scientist measures displacement using cube roots of non-perfect cube numbers. One reading
recorded: displacement = ∛50 meters.
Questions:
1. Is ∛50 rational or irrational?
2. Approximate ∛50 up to 3 decimal places.
3. If the total displacement after 3 readings is 3 × ∛50, is the sum rational or irrational?
4. What is ∛(64)? Is this rational? Why?
5. Write ∛50 in terms of an approximate fraction.
Case Study 5: The Spiral Stairs
A spiral staircase winds 5 full turns upward. Each full turn equals √11 meters of vertical height gained.
Questions:
1. What is the total height gained after 5 turns?
2. Is √11 rational or irrational? Justify.
3. Approximate √11 up to 3 decimal places.
4. If the staircase is modified to 7 turns, compute new total height.
5. If each stair-step is of height 1/5 meter, how many steps are needed to complete 5 turns?
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