NCERT Solutions Class 9 Maths

Chapter 1 Exercise 1.2

Q1. State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your Answers.

(i) Every irrational number is a real number.

Solution:
True, because the set of real numbers consists of rational numbers and irrational
numbers.

(ii) Every point on the number line in of the form m , where ‘m’ is a natural number.

Solution:
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False, for example is a real number on the number line but is not a natural
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number.

(i) Every real number is an irrational number.

Solution:
False, for example 1 is a rational number and hence it is real. But it is not an
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irrational number.

Q2. Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an example
of the square root of a number that is a rational number.
Solution:
The square roots of all positive integers are not irrationals.
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Example: 4 = 2 and 2 in a rational number ( 2 = )
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Q3. Show how can be represented on the number line.

5

Difficulty Level: Medium

What is known/given?
Integer 5.
What is unknown?
Point representing 5 on the number line.
Solution:
We shall write 5 on the sum of two squares in the form 5 = 22 + 12 . This shows we need
to construct a right triangle with sides 2 and 1 units. So, the hypotenuse becomes units
5
on the number line. We shall proceed as follows.

Diagram

On the number line take 2 units from O and represent the point as A. At A draw the
perpendicular and mark B such that AB =1 unit with O as center and OB as radius. Draw
an arc to cut the number line at C. Now C represents .
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In  OAB,
OB 2 = OA2 + AB 2
= 22 + 12
=5
 OB = 5 = OC