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UT - I EXAMINATION (2025 - 26)

CLASS 09 - MATHEMATICS
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30
Maximum Marks : 40
minutes
Section A Reason (R): An irrational number can be expressed in the
( )−1 form pq . [1]
1) If a = 2, b = 3, then the value of ab + ba is [1]
a) 1
b) 1 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
nation of A.
18 15
c) 1
d) 17 1
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
16
√
2) The simplest
√ rationalising factor of √
3
500 , is [1] explanation of A.
a) √
3
5 b) √3 c) A is true but R is false.
c) 3
2 d) 2 3 d) A is false but R is true.
3) If 0 < y < x, which statement must be true? [1]
√ √ Section B
a) x
√ y =√y x √ ( √ )5 ( )
b) x − √ y = x−y 12) Simplify: √23 6 2
[2]
√ √ 7
c) xy = x y 13) Insert 100 rational numbers between− 11 and . [2]
√ √ √ 4 7
d) x + x = 2x ( xa )c ( xb )a ( xc )b 11
14) Prove that: xb × xc × xa = 1 [2]
4) If 102y = 25, then 10 - y
equals [1]
a) − 51 b) 625 1
Section C
c) 50
1
d) 5 1

15) Find√ the value √

to three places
√ of decimal. √It is given
5) The product of a nonzero rational number with an irra-
that 2 =1.414, 3 =1.732, 5 = 2.236 and 10 =3.162
tional number is always a/an [1] √ √
10+
√ 15 [3]
a) Natural number b) Whole number 2
c) Irrational number d) Rational number OR
6) If 8 = 64, what is the value of 3
x+1 2x+1
? [1]
State whether the following statements are true or false.
a) 27 b) 3
Give reasons for your answers.
c) 9 d) 1
(i) Every natural number is a whole number.
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7) Who was the first Mathematician to compute digits in the (ii) Every integer is a whole number.
decimal expansion ofπ ? [1] (iii) Every√ rational number is a whole number. [3]
a) Archimedes b) Cantor ( 256 )−1/4
16) Simplify: √ 25
+ 625 + 641 2/3 [3]
c) Dedekind d) Aryabhatta
3
64 ( 125 )
√
8) If 10 = 3.162 , then the value of √110 is [1] OR
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a) 31.62 b) 0.3162
Construct the ”square root spiral”. [3]
c) 0.003162 d) 3.162 √ √
√ √ 17) Simplify by rationalising the denominator: √
4 3+5√ 2 . [3]
9) If 5−√3 = x + y 3 , then [1]
48+ 18

OR
2+ 3
a) X = 13, y = 7 b) X = - 13, y = - 7
c) X = - 13, y = 7 d) X = 13, y = - 7
√ √
Ifx = √2+1 and y = √2−1 find the value of x2 + y2 +
xy. [3]
2−1 2+1
10) Assertion (A): Three rational numbers between and 2
5
3
5
are 20 , 20 and 11
9 10
20
Reason (B): A rational number between two rational num- Section D
bers p and q is 12 (p + q) [1] √ √ √
18) Represent 6, 7, 8 on the number line. [5]
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
nation of A. OR
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
√ √ √ √
Ifa = √5− 5+√2
and b = √5−√2 „show that 3a2 +4ab -
explanation of A. √ 2 5+ 2

c) A is true but R is false. 3b2 =4+ 56

3 10 . [5]
d) A is false but R is true. 19) Express0.6 + 0.7 + 0.47 in the form p
q , where p and q
√ √ are integers and q ̸= 0 . [5]
11) Assertion (A): 2, 3 , are examples of irrational num-
bers. OR
 2
√ √ √
Simplify: √10+
7 3√
− √2 √5
− √ 3 2√ . [5] Real Numbers are the numbers which include both ra-
tional and irrational numbers. Rational numbers are the
3 6+ 5 15+3 2
Section E
numbers which can be written in the form of p/q where
20) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions p and q are integers and q̸= 0. Irrational numbers are
that follow: those numbers which cannot be expressed as a ratio of
Real Numbers N = {1, 2, 3, 4, two integers.
...} = Set of all natural numbers i. What is the product of two irrational numbers? (1)
W = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...} = Set ii. How many rational number/numbers lies between two
of all whole numbers rational numbers? (1)
I = { - 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...} iii. What is the sum of a rational and irrational number?
= Set of all integers (2)
Q = {p/q: p ∈ 1, q ∈ I+ } = OR
Set of all rational numbers Is the number 3.14014001400014... an irrational
A number which is not rational number? (2)
is irrational number. [4]
The set of all rationals and
irrational form set of all real
numbers (i.e., R)
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