The Shriram Millennium School, Noida

Class - IX
Subject - Mathematics
Topic - Rational and Irrational numbers, Compound Interest, Expansions

1. Express 0. 001 as a fraction in simplest form.

2. Express 0.37 as a fraction in simplest form.

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3. Find four rational numbers between 5 and 3 .

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4. Find four irrational numbers between 7 and 7 .

5. Arrange the following real numbers in descending order:

3 6 4
√6, √24 and √8 .

6. Find the value of ‘a’ in the given equation:

1 √a+√15
(i) =
√17−√15 2

1 √19+√𝑎
(ii) =
√19−√12 7

7. Simplify (√3 + 2√7)(3√3 − √7)

7+√5
8. Simplify √5−1 giving your answer in the form 𝑎 + 𝑏√5 , where a and b are integers.

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9. If 𝑥 = (3 + √8) , find the value of (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 )
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10. If 𝑥 = , show that the value of (𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 5) is 3.
(2−√3)

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11. Show that − + − + =5
(3−√8) (√8−√7) (√7−√6) (√6−√5) (√5−√2)

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12. Rationalise the denominator in √5+√2 and subtract it from √5 − √2.

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13. Simplify (3√2 + 2√3) (3√2 − 2√3)

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14. If √5 = 2.236 and √3 = 1.732, find the value of √5+√3 + √5−√3

15. Find compound interest on ₹8000 at 15% per annum for 2 years 4 months, compounded annually.

16. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for two years at 8% per annum,
where the interest is compounded annually is ₹16. If the interest were compounded half yearly, what
would be the difference in two interests?

17. A sum of money amounts to ₹ 6690 after 3 years and to ₹10,035 after 6 years on compound interest.
Find the sum.

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18. Ramesh invests ₹12800 for three years at the rate of 10% per annum compound interest. Find :

(i) The sum due to Ramesh at the end of the first year.
(ii) The interest he earns for the second year.
(iii) The total amount due to him at the end of the third year.

19. A man borrows ₹5000 at 12% compound interest per annum, interest payable after six months. He pays
back ₹1800 at the end of every six months. Calculate the third payment he has to make at the end of 18
months in order to clear the entire loan.

20. Factorise:

(i) x4 + 9y4 + 6x2y2

(ii) (a4 - 8a2b2 + 16b4) – 18

(iii) 256 – x2 – 2xy – y2

(iv) (3a – 5b)2 + 2 (3a – 5b ) (2b – a) + (2b - a)2

(v) (2𝑎 − 3)2 − 8𝑎 + 12

(vi) 𝑥(𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 𝑧) + 2𝑦𝑧

(vii) (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 2 + 𝑎 + 1)

(viii) 𝑝(𝑝 − 1) − 𝑞(𝑞 − 1)

(ix) (𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 2 + 25)

(x) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 21

(xi) 4√3 𝑎2 + 5𝑎 − 2√3

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(xii) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 16

(xiii) (2𝑥 + 3𝑦)3 − (2𝑥 − 3𝑦)3

(xiv) 8𝑝3 − 𝑞 3 − 4𝑝𝑥 + 2𝑞𝑥

(xv) 𝑥 6 − 729

(xvi) 8 − 4𝑎 − 2𝑎3 + 𝑎4

(xvii) 2 − 50𝑥 2

(xviii) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 − 9

(xix) 𝑎 − 𝑏 − 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2

(xx) 15𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 28

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