Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts

Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 1
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Inserting Rational Numbers

1. Every rational number is:

a) a natural number b) an integer
c) a real number d) a whole number
2. Between two rational numbers:
(a) there is no rational number
(b) there is exactly one rational number
(c) there are infinitely many rational numbers
(d) there are only rational numbers and no irrational numbers
3. Find five rational numbers between 1 and 2.
4. Find six rational number between 3 and 4.
5. Find three rational number between −1 and −2.
4 7
6. Write one rational number between and .
5 13
3 1
7. Find five rational number between − and − .
4 2
−2 −1
8. Find two rational number between and .
3 5
3 4
9. Find three rational number between −3 and 2 .
5 5
7 9
10. Find three rational number between and .
8 7
−5 11
11. Insert 100 rational between and .
13 13
12. Assertion (A): Every integer is a rational number.
Z
Reason (R): Every integer ‘Z’ can be expressed in the form .
1
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) A) is false but (R) is true
 Answer Key
1. c
2. c
9 5 3 7 15
3. , , , , (infinite answers are possible)
8 4 2 4 8
22 23 24 25 26 27
4. , , , , , (infinite answers are possible)
7 7 7 7 7 7

5. −1.2, −1.3, −1.4 (infinite answers are possible)

87
6. (infinite answers are possible)
130
−21 −22 −23 −24 −25
7. , , , , (infinite answers are possible)
40 40 40 40 40
−3 −1
8. , (infinite answers are possible)
10 4
101 102 103
9. , , (infinite answers are possible)
1000 1000 1000
53 57 61
10. , , (infinite answers are possible)
56 56 56
−49 −48 50
11. , ,…….., (infinite answers are possible)
130 130 130

12. a
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 2
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Locating Irrational Numbers on a Number Line

1. Locate √2 on the number line.

2. Locate √11 on the number line.
3. Represent 2 + √3 on the number line.
4. Represent 2 − √2 on the number line.
5. Represent 5√2 on the number line.
6. Locate √8 on the number line.
7. Locate √26 on the number line.
8. Locate 5√3 on the number line.
9. Find the value of √4.3 geometrically.
10. Find the value of √9.3 geometrically.
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Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 3
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Converting Repeating Decimals to Rational Form

𝑝
1. Express 0. 6̅ in the form , where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.
𝑞
𝑝
2. ̅̅̅̅ in the form , where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.
Express 0. 47 𝑞

3. ̅̅̅̅ as a fraction in simplest form.

Express 0.245
4. ̅̅̅̅ as a fraction in simplest form.
Express 3. 14
𝑝
5. Express 0.00323232… in the form 𝑞, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.
𝑝
6. Express 0.6 + 0. 7̅ + 0.47̅ in the form 𝑞, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.
𝑝
7. Express 0.123̅ in the form 𝑞, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.

8. ̅̅̅̅ in the form 𝑝, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.

Express 16.523 𝑞

9. ̅̅̅̅ + 0. 22
Show that (0. 11 ̅̅̅̅) + 3 = 3. 33
̅̅̅̅
𝑝
10. Express 0.8 + 0. 7̅ + 0.43̅ in the form 𝑞, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0.

Answer Key
2
1. 3
43
2. 90
27
3. 110
311
4. 99
8
5. 2475
167
6. 90
111
7. 900
8179
8.
495
181
10. 90
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 4
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Operations on Irrational Numbers

√24 √54
1. Simplify: +
8 9

2. Simplify: 4√3 − 3√12 + 2√75

3. Simplify: √12 − √147 + √192
1
4. Simplify: √216 − 5√6 + √294 − 3√6

7 1 1
5. Simplify: 3√147 − 3 √3 + 7√3

1 1
6. Simplify: 60√6 + 3√54 − 12√24
15
7. Evaluate , given that √5 = 2.236 and √10 = 3.162.
√10 + √20 + √40 − √5 − √80

8. Simplify: (3√5 − 5√2) (4√5 + 3√2)

9. Simplify:
2 2 2
(i) (√5 + √2) (ii) (√5 + √2) + (√8 − √5)
10. Simplify: 12√18 + 6√20 − 6√147 + 3√50
2 2 2
11. Simplify: (2√2 − 5) + (3√2 + √3) − (√2 − 1)
7
12. Simplify: 3√3 + 2√27 +
√3

Answer Key
1.
7√6 7. 5.398
12
8. 30 − 11√10
2. 8√3
9. (i) 7 + 2√10 , (ii) 20 − 2√10
3. 3√3
15 10. 51√2 − 42√3 + 12√5
4. √6
2
11. 51 − 18√2 + 6√6
203√3
5. 34
9 12. √3
3
6. 18√6
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 5
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Rationalizing the Denominator – Short Questions

1
1. Rationalize the denominator: .
√7 − 2
√10 − √5
2. Rationalize the denominator of and hence evaluate by taking
2

√2 = 1.414, √3 = 1.732 and √5 = 2.236 up to three places of decimal.

16
3. Rationalize the denominator: .
√41 − 5
√6
4. Rationalize the denominator: .
√2 + √3
√3 + √2
5. Rationalize the denominator: .
√3 − √2
3√5 + √3
6. Rationalize the denominator: .
√5 − √3
4√3 + 5√2
7. Rationalize the denominator: .
√48 + √18
5 + 2√3
8. Find the value of 𝑎 if = 𝑎 − 6√3.
7 + 4√3
√2 + √3
9. Find the value of 𝑏 if = 2 − 𝑏√6.
3√2 − 2√3
7 + √5 7 − √5 7
10. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 if − 7+ = 𝑎 + 11 √5𝑏.
7 − √5 √5
4 3
11. If √2 = 1.414, √3 = 1.732, then find the value of + .
3√3 − 2√2 3√3 + 2√2

Answer Key
√7 + 2 9 + 4√6
1. 7.
3 15
2. 0.462852 8. 11
3. √41 + 5 −5
9.
6
4. 3√2 − 2√3
10. 𝑎 = 0 and 𝑏 = 1
5. 5 + 2√6
11. 2.063
6. 9 + 2√15
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 6
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Rationalizing the Denominator – Long Questions

√3 + √2 √3 − √2
1. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = , then find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 .
√3 − √2 √3 + √2

6 √6 4√3
2. Evaluate the following: + − .
2√3 − √6 √3 + √2 √6 − √2
3 − √2 3 + √2
3. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = 3 − , then find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 .
3 + √2 √2

7 + √5 7 − √5
4. Find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞, if + = 𝑝 + 7√5𝑞 .
7 − √5 7 + √5
1 1 1 1 1
5. Show that: − + − + =5
3 − √8 √8 − √7 √7 − √6 √6 − √5 √5 − 2

3√2 4√3 2√3

6. Simplify: − +
√6 − √3 √6 − √2 √6 + 2

3 3√2 4√3
7. Simplify: − +
√3 + √2 √6 + √3 √6 + √2
1 1 1 1
8. Simplify: + + +
√2 + 1 √3 + √2 √4 + √3 √5 + √4
3 + √8 3 − √8
9. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 in + 3+ = 𝑎 + 𝑏√2.
3 − √8 √8
2√6 − √5
10. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 in = 𝑎 + 𝑏√30
√45 − √24

Answer Key
1. 98
2. 0
435
3. 49
27
4. 𝑝 = 11 and 𝑞 = 0

6. 0
7. √3
8. √5 − 1
9. 𝑎 = 34, 𝑏 = 0
3 4
10. 𝑎 = 7 , 𝑏 = 21
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 7
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Rationalizing the Denominator – Challenging Questions

√3 + √2 √3 − √2
1. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = , then find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 .
√3 − √2 √3 + √2
1 1
2. If 𝑥 = 3 − √8, evaluate: (i) 𝑥 + 𝑥 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2
3 − √2 3 + √2
3. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = 3 − , then find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 .
3 + √2 √2
1
4. If 𝑎 = 5 + 2√6 and 𝑏 = 𝑎 , then what will be the true value of 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ?
√5 − √3 √5 + √3
5. If 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = √5 − √3 , find 𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏2 .
√5 + √3

2 − √5 √3 − √2
6. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = , find 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 .
2 + √5 √3 + √2
1 1
7. If 𝑥 = 2 + √3, find (i) 𝑥 − 𝑥 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2

1 2
8. If 𝑥 = 4 − √15, find the value of (𝑥 + 𝑥) .

3 + √5 1 1
9. If 𝑥 = , show that 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 3. Also, find 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 3 .
2

√5 − 2 1 1
10. If 𝑥 = , show that: (i) 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 18 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 = 322.
√5 + 2

5 − √21 1 1
11. If 𝑥 = , find the values of (i) 𝑥 + 𝑥 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2
2

Answer Key
1. 98 6. 112 − 72√5 + 20√6
2. (i) 6, (ii) 34 7. (i) 2√3 (ii) 14
435
3. 8. 64
49

4. 98 9. 18

5. 61 11. (i) 5, (ii) 23

 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 8
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Laws of Exponents – Short Questions

1 1 1
1. Find: (i) 642 (ii) 325 (iii) 1253
1
3 4 8 −12 32 6
2. Simplify: (i) (13 + 23 + 33 )2 (ii) (5) (5) (5)
4
3. √(64)−2 =
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 14
6
2
4. The value of [{2 − 3(2 − 3)3 }3 ]3 is:
(a) 125 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) 1
5
5. If (81)𝑥 = 243, then 𝑥 =
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
1
8 −1 9
2
6. Assertion (A): Value of (162) is 2

Reason (R): 𝑎𝑚 × 𝑏 𝑚 = (𝑎 × 𝑏)𝑚

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
1 1
83 × 163
7. Simplify: −1
32 3
3 3
(25)2 × (243)5
8. Simplify: 5 4
(16)4 × (8)3
−3 −3
81 4 25 2 5 −3
9. Simplify: (16) × [( 9 ) ÷ (2) ]

1 2
1 4
4 1
10. Simplify: (i) −2 − −3 (ii) [[(81) ] ]2
(216) 3 (256) 4

3 3
(25)2 × (343)5
11. Simplify: 5 4 3
(16)4 × (8)3 × (7)5
 Answer Key
1. (i) 8, (ii) 2, (iii) 5
2025
2. (i) 6, (ii) 64

3. b
4. b
5. c
6. d
7. 16
3375
8.
512
9. 1
10. (i) 80 (ii) 3
6
53 × 75
11.
29
 Suresh Aggarwal’s Mathematics Shortcuts
Class 9 Mathematics
Unsolved Practice Module – 9
Chapter 1 – Number Systems
Laws of Exponents – Long Questions

1. If 25𝑥−1 = 52𝑥−1 − 100, then prove that the value of 𝑥 is 2.

16 × 2𝑛 + 1 − 4 × 2𝑛
2. Simplify:
16 × 2𝑛 + 2 − 2 × 2𝑛 + 2
𝑐
𝑥 𝑎(𝑏 − 𝑐) 𝑥𝑏
3. Simplify: ÷ ( 𝑎)
𝑥 𝑏(𝑎 − 𝑐) 𝑥
𝑎−1 𝑎−1 2𝑏2
4. Prove that: + =
𝑎−1 + 𝑏 −1 𝑎−1 − 𝑏−1 𝑏2 − 𝑎2
4 1 2
5. Find the value of 2 + 3 + 1
(216)−3 (256)−4 (243)−5

6. Prove that: {𝑥 𝑎 + 𝑏 }𝑎 − 𝑏 . {𝑥 𝑏 + 𝑐 }𝑏 − 𝑐 . {𝑥 𝑐 + 𝑎 }𝑐 − 𝑎 = 1
(𝑝2 + 𝑝𝑞 + 𝑞 2 ) 2 2 2 2
𝑥𝑝 𝑥 𝑞 𝑞 + 𝑞𝑟 + 𝑟 𝑥 𝑟 𝑟 + 𝑟𝑝 + 𝑝
7. Show that: ( ) . ( 𝑟) . ( 𝑝) =1
𝑥𝑞 𝑥 𝑥
−2
9𝑛 × 32 × (3−𝑛/2 ) −(27)𝑛 1
8. If = , show that 𝑚 = 1 + 𝑛
33𝑚 × 23 27
9. If 642𝑥 − 5 = 4 × 8𝑥 − 5 , then the value of 𝑥 is:
13 17 13 11
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 9 7 9
𝑏+𝑐
3𝑎 𝑎 + 𝑏 3𝑏 3𝑐 𝑐 + 𝑎
10. ( 𝑏) × ( 𝑐) × ( 𝑎) =
3 3 3
1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
2

350 + 349 − 924

11. =
348 + 347 + 923
99 88 77 66
(a) (b) 13 (c) 13 (d) 13
13
−2
9𝑥 + 1 × (3−𝑥/2 ) − 27𝑥 1
12. If = , prove that 𝑦 − 𝑥 = 2.
(3𝑦 × 2)3 729

Answer Key
1
2. 9. b
2

3. 1 10. b

5. 214 11. a