Global Indian International School , Singapore

BOARD REVISION REAL NUMBERS

Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 135

1. Two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 50 seconds and 48 seconds if they first beep together at [1]
12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first time?
2. What is the H.C.F. of 96 and 404? [1]
3. Is it possible to have two numbers whose HCF is 18 and LCM is 760? Give reason. (Hint HCF always divides [1]
LCM completely.)
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4. Is − √0.4 a rational number? [1]
5. What is the product of the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of the smallest prime number and the smallest composite number? [1]
6. Factorise and find the HCF of the following pairs of polynomials: [1]
3 3 5 2
4x (x + 27) and 10x (x + 6x + 9)

7. What is a composite number? [1]

8. Write the exponent of 3 in the prime factorisation of 162. [1]
9. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 33 and 264 respectively. When the first number is completely divided by [1]
2, the quotient is 33. Find the other number.
10. If 'a' and 'b' are relatively prime numbers, then what is their HCF? [1]
11. Define HCF of two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 240 and 6552. [2]
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12. Prove that 6+ √2 is irrational. [2]
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13. Prove that 5 − √3 is an irrational number. [2]
14. Find the LCM and HCF of 336 and 54 and verify that LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers. [2]
15. Find HCF and LCM of 18 and 24 by the prime factorization method. [2]
16. Find the largest number which divides 245 and 1037, leaving remainder 5 in each case. [2]
17. Define HCF of two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 100 and 190. [2]
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18. Prove that √3 is irrational. [2]
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19. Prove that √2 + √3 is an irrational number. [2]
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20. Show that 5 + 3 √2 is an irrational number. [2]
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21. Show that 2 − √3 is an irrational number. [3]
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22. Prove that (3 - √5 ) is irrational. [3]
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23. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. [3]
24. Find the largest number that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7,11 and 15 respectively. [3]
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25. Prove that √5 is irrational. [3]
26. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds [3]
respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 8 a.m. then at what time will they again change
simultaneously?
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27. Prove that (3 + 2√5) is irrational.
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28. If (x–k) is the HCF of (2x 2
− kx − 9) and x2
+ x − 12 , find the value of k. [3]
29. Find the HCF and LCM of the following positive integers by applying the prime factorization method: 15, 55, [3]
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30. Define HCF of two positive integers and find the HCF of the pair of numbers: 75 and 243. [3]
31. Find the LCM of 2.5, 0.5 and 0.175. [5]
32. In a seminar the number of participants in Mathematics, Physics and Biology are 336, 240 and 96. Find the [5]
minimum number of rooms required if in each room same number of participants is to be seated and all of them
being in the same subject.
33. Explain why the numbers 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 + 5 × 4 and 11 × 13 × 15 + 11 are composite numbers? [5]
34. Prove that the area of △ABC is irrational [5]

35. If p, q are prime positive integers, prove that √–

p + √q is an irrational number. [5]
36. On dividing the polynomial 4x4 - 5x3 - 39x2- 46x - 2 by the polynomial g(x), the quotient is x2 - 3x - 5 and the [5]

remainder is - 5x + 8. Find the polynomial g(x).

37. Find the HCF of 592 and 252 and express it as a linear combination of them. [5]
38. If the HCF of 210 and 55 is expressible in the form 210 × 5 + 55y, find y. [5]
39. If the HCF of 152 and 272 is expressible in the form 272 × 8+ 152x, then find x. [5]
40. Three sets of physics, chemistry and mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are [5]
stored topic wise and the number of books in each stack is the same. The number of physics books is 192, the
number of chemistry books is 240 and the number of mathematics books is 168. Determine the number of stacks
of physics, chemistry and mathematics books.
41. Assertion (A): 2 is a rational number. [1]
Reason (R): The square roots of all positive integers are irrationals.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

42. Assertion (A): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF(a, b) × LCM(a, b) = a × b [1]
Reason (R): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then their LCM is 40.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

43. Assertion (A): H.C.F. of 12 and 77 is 1. [1]
Reason (R): L.C.M. of two coprime numbers is equal to their product.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

44. Assertion (A): 3 is a rational number. [1]
Reason (R): The square roots of all positive integers are irrationals.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
45. Assertion (A): If a number x is divided by y(x, y) (both x and y are positive) then remainder will be less than x. [1]
Reason (R): Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

46. Assertion (A): If p is a prime number then H.C.F. of p, p2 and p3 is p. [1]

Reason (R): H.C.F. of 3 number is smallest number among them.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

47. Assertion (A): No two positive numbers can have 18 as their H.C.F and 380 as their L.C.M. [1]
Reason (R): L.C.M. is always completely divisible by H.C.F.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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48. Assertion (A): √a is an irrational number, where a is a prime number. [1]
Reason (R): Square root of any prime number is an irrational number.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

49. Assertion (A): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) = a × b [1]
Reason (R): The HCF of the two numbers is 8 and their product is 280. Then their LCM is 40.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

50. Assertion (A): H.C.F. of smallest prime and smallest composite is 2. [1]
Reason (R): Smallest prime is 2 and smallest composite is 4 so their H.C.F. is 2.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

51. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
HCF and LCM are widely used in number systems especially in real numbers in finding relationships between
different numbers and their general forms. Also, a product of two positive integers is equal to the product of
their HCF and LCM.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
(i) If two positive integers x and y are expressible in terms of primes as x = p2q3 and y = p3q, then which of
the following is true?

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 a) HCF = p2q × LCM b) LCM = pq2 × HCF

c) LCM = p2q × HCF d) HCF = pq2 × LCM

(ii) A boy with collection of marbles realizes that if he makes a group of 5 or 6 marbles, there are always two
marbles left, then which of the following is correct if the number of marbles is p?

a) p is even b) p is odd

c) both p is even and p is not prime d) p is not prime

(iii) Find the largest possible positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving the remainder 7, 11, 15
respectively.

a) 34 b) 17

c) 3 d) 1
(iv) Find the least positive integer which on adding 1 is exactly divisible by 126 and 600.

a) 12600 b) 12599

c) 12601 d) 12500
(v) If A, B and C are three rational numbers such that 85C - 340A = 109, 425 A + 85 B = 146, then the sum of
A, B and C is divisible by

a) 9 b) 7

c) 6 d) 3
52. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
Real numbers are extremely useful in everyday life. That is probably one of the main reasons we all learn how to
count and add and subtract from a very young age. Real numbers help us to count and to measure out quantities
of different items in various fields like retail, buying, catering, publishing etc. Every normal person uses real
numbers in his daily life. After knowing the importance of real numbers, try and improve your knowledge about
them by answering the following questions on real life-based situations.
(i) Three people go for a morning walk together from the same place. Their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and
90 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance travelled when they meet at first time after starting the
walk assuming that their walking speed is the same?

a) 12240 cm b) None of these

c) 6120 cm d) 4080 cm
(ii) In a school Independence Day parade, a group of 594 students need to march behind a band of 189
members. The two groups have to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number
of columns

a) 27 b) 6

c) 9 d) 29
(iii) Two tankers contain 768 litres and 420 litres of fuel respectively. Find the maximum capacity of the
container which can measure the fuel of either tanker exactly.

a) 18 litres b) 7 litres

c) 4 litres d) 12 litres

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 (iv) The dimensions of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm and 4 m 50 cm. Find the length of the largest
measuring rod which can measure the dimensions of room exactly.

a) 1 m 25 cm b) 90 cm

c) 75 cm d) None of these
(v) Pens are sold in pack of 8 and notepads are sold in pack of 12. Find the least number of pack of each type
that one should buy so that there are equal number of pens and notepads.

a) 2 and 5 b) 4 and 5

c) 3 and 2 d) 3 and 4
53. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
Activity on Real Numbers In a classroom activity on real numbers, the students have to pick a number card from
a pile and frame a question on it if it is not a rational number for the rest of the class. The number cards picked
up by the first 5 students and their questions on the numbers for the rest of the class are as shown below. Answer
them.
(i) Shreya picked up BONUS and her question was - Which of the following is not irrational?
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a) 2 + 2√9 b) 4√11 − 6

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c) 3 - 4√5 d) √7 − 6

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(ii) Ananya picked up √15 − √10 and her question was - √15 − √10 is number.

a) a rational b) an irrational

c) a natural d) a whole
(iii) Suman picked up 1
and her question was - 1
is ________ number.
√5 √5

a) a rational b) a whole

c) an irrational d) a natural
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(iv) Preethi picked up √6 and her question was - Which of the following is not irrational?
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a) √24 - 9 b) 15 + 3√6
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c) 5√150 d) None of these
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(v) Suraj picked up √8 and his question was - Which of the following is true about √8 ?

a) It is an irrational number b) It is a rational number

c) It is a natural number d) None of these

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