N.K.

Bagrodia Public School, Rohini

Class - X
Subject- Mathematics
Assignment (Real Numbers)

Short Answer Type Questions

1. State Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.

2. Write HCF of two coprime numbers.

3. Write the exponent of 2 in the prime factorization of

a) 148
b) 385

4. Write the sum of the exponents of the prime factors of 3072 in

its prime factorisation.

5. If the prime factorisation of a natural number 'n' is 2³×3²×5²×7.

Find the number of consecutive zeros at the end of n.

6. Find the HCF(a,b) where a and b are prime numbers.

7. Express the following as product of primes:

a) 7429
b) 13915
c) 14588

8. If 'b' is a factor of 'a' , find (a) HCF(a,b)

(b) LCM(a,b).

9. Why is 13×5×17+17 a composite number?

10. If the HCF of two numbers is 13 and LCM is 182. If one of

the numbers is 26, find the other number.
11. If the two positive integers a and b are written as a = x³y²
and b = xy³ where x and y are prime numbers. Find HCF(a,b)
and LCM(a,b).

12. Prove that the numbers 12, 65 and 77 are relatively prime.

13. Write the maximum number of factors of a prime number.

14. Write HCF and LCM of 45, 75 and 125.

15. Write the smallest composite number.

16. Find the HCF of two consecutive numbers.

17. If p = HCF (100,190) and q = LCM(100,190). Find (i) p²q²

(ii) HCF(p,q)

18. If 'a' is an odd number and 'b' is not divisible by 3. LCM

(a,b)= p. What is LCM( 3a,2b)?

19. Can the number 45n, n be a natural number, end with the
digit 0? Give reason(s) in support of your answer.

20. Without actually performing long division, state whether the

following have terminating decimal expansion or non
terminating repeating decimal expansion:
a) 64/255
b) 15/1600
c) 23/8
d) 189/75
e) 7/80
Long Answer Type Questions:
1. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8m 25cm, 6m 75
cm and 4 m 50 cm respectively. Determine the largest chord
that can measure the three dimensions exactly.

2. If three bells toll at intervals 12 minutes, 15 minutes and 18

minutes respectively. If they start tolling together after what
time will they next toll together.

3. Prove that the reciprocal of 3 + 2√2 is an irrational number.

4. A merchant has 120 litres of and 180 litres of two kinds of oil.
He wants to sell oil by filling the two kinds of oil in tins of equal
volumes. What is the greatest of such a tin.

5. The sum of two numbers is 588 and their HCF is 49. How
many such pairs of numbers can be formed ?

6. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13.

Find the number of such pairs.

7. Lenin is preparing dinner plates. He has 12 pieces of chicken

and 16 rolls. If he wants to make all the plates identical without
any food left over, what is the greatest number of plates Lenin
can prepare ?

8. The drama club meets in the school auditorium every 2 days,

and the choir meets there every 5 days. If the groups are both
meeting in the auditorium today, then how many days from
now will they next have to share the auditorium ?