# RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 chapter 1 - Number Systems [Latest edition]

## Chapter 1: Number Systems

Exercise 1.1Exercise 1.2Exercise 1.3Exercise 1.4Exercise 1.5Exercise 1.6Others
Exercise 1.1 [Page 5]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.1 [Page 5]

Exercise 1.1 | Q 1 | Page 5

Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form p/q, where p and q are integersand q ≠ 0?

Exercise 1.1 | Q 2 | Page 5

Find five rational numbers between 1 and 2.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 3 | Page 5

Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 4 | Page 5

Find five rational numbers between 3/5 and 4/5.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.1 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every whole number is a natural number.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.2 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every integer is a rational number.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.3 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every rational number is an integer.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.4 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every natural number is a whole number.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.5 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every integer is a whole number.

Exercise 1.1 | Q 5.6 | Page 5

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

Every rational number is a whole number.

Exercise 1.2 [Page 13]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.2 [Page 13]

Exercise 1.2 | Q 1.1 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

42/100

Exercise 1.2 | Q 1.2 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

327/500

Exercise 1.2 | Q 1.3 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

15/4

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.1 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

2/3

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.2 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

-4/9

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.3 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

-2/15

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.4 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

-22/13

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.5 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

437/999

Exercise 1.2 | Q 2.6 | Page 13

Express the following rational number as decimal:

33/26

Exercise 1.2 | Q 3 | Page 13

Look at several examples of rational numbers in the form p/q (q≠0), where p and q are integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal representations (expansions). Can you guess what property q must satisfy?

Exercise 1.3 [Page 22]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.3 [Page 22]

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.1 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q : 0.39

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.2 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q : 0.750

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.3 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q : 2.15

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.4 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q:

7.010

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.5 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 9.90

Exercise 1.3 | Q 1.6 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 1.0001

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.1 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 0.bar4

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.2 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 0.bar37

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.3 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 0.bar54

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.4 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 0.bar621

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.5 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 125.bar3

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.6 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 4.bar7

Exercise 1.3 | Q 2.7 | Page 22

Express the following decimal in the form p/q: 0.4bar7

Exercise 1.4 [Pages 31 - 32]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.4 [Pages 31 - 32]

Exercise 1.4 | Q 1 | Page 31

Define an irrational number ?

Exercise 1.4 | Q 2 | Page 31

Explain, how irrational numbers differ from rational numbers ?

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.01 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

sqrt7

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.02 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

sqrt4

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.03 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

2+sqrt3

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.04 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

sqrt3+sqrt2

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.05 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

sqrt3+sqrt5

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.06 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

(sqrt2-2)^2

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.07 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

(2-sqrt2)(2+sqrt2)

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.08 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

(sqrt2+sqrt3)^2

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.09 | Page 31

Examine, whether the following number are rational or irrational:

sqrt5-2

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.1 | Page 31

Classify the following number as rational or irrational :-

sqrt23

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.11 | Page 31

Classify the following number as rational or irrational :-

sqrt225

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.12 | Page 31

Classify the following number as rational or irrational :-

0.3796

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.13 | Page 31

Classify the following number as rational or irrational :-

7.478478...

Exercise 1.4 | Q 3.14 | Page 31

Classify the following number as rational or irrational :-

1.1010010001...

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.1 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

sqrt4

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.2 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

3sqrt18

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.3 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

sqrt1.44

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.4 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

sqrt(9/27)

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.5 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

-sqrt64

Exercise 1.4 | Q 4.6 | Page 31

Identify the following as rational or irrational number. Give the decimal representation of rational number:

sqrt100

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.1 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

x2 = 5

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.2 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

y2 = 9

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.3 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

z2 = 0.04

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.4 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

u^2=17/4

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.5 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

v2 = 3

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.6 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

w2 = 27

Exercise 1.4 | Q 5.7 | Page 31

In the following equation, find which variables x, y, z etc. represent rational or irrational number:

t2 = 0.4

Exercise 1.4 | Q 6 | Page 31

Give two rational numbers lying between 0.232332333233332... and 0.212112111211112.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 7 | Page 31

Give two rational numbers lying between 0.515115111511115... and 0.535335333533335...

Exercise 1.4 | Q 8 | Page 32

Find one irrational number between 0.2101 and 0.222... = 0.bar2

Exercise 1.4 | Q 9 | Page 32

Find a rational number and also an irrational number lying between the numbers 0.3030030003... and 0.3010010001...

Exercise 1.4 | Q 10 | Page 32

Find three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers 5/7" and "9/11.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.1 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

difference is a rational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.2 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

difference is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.3 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

sum is a rational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.4 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

sum is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.5 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

product is an rational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.6 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

product is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.7 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

quotient is a rational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 11.8 | Page 32

Give an example of two irrational numbers whose:

quotient is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 12 | Page 32

Find two irrational numbers between 0.5 and 0.55.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 13 | Page 32

Find two irrational numbers lying between 0.1 and 0.12.

Exercise 1.4 | Q 14 | Page 32

Prove that sqrt3+sqrt5 is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.5 [Page 36]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.5 [Page 36]

Exercise 1.5 | Q 1.1 | Page 36

Complete the following sentence:

Every point on the number line corresponds to a _________ number which many be either _______ or ________.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 1.2 | Page 36

Complete the following sentence:

The decimal form of an irrational number is neither ________ nor _________

Exercise 1.5 | Q 1.3 | Page 36

Complete the following sentence:

The decimal representation of a rational number is either ______ or _________.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 1.4 | Page 36

Complete the following sentence:

Every real number is either ______ number or _______ number.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 2.1 | Page 36

Find whether the following statement is true or false.

Every real number is either rational or irrational.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 2.2 | Page 36

Find whether the following statement is true or false.

π is an irrational number.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 2.3 | Page 36

Find whether the following statement is true or false.

Irrational numbers cannot be represented by points on the number line.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 3 | Page 36

Represent sqrt6, sqrt7, sqrt8 on the number line.

Exercise 1.5 | Q 4 | Page 36

Represent sqrt3.5, sqrt9.4, sqrt10.5 on the real number line.

Exercise 1.6 [Page 40]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.6 [Page 40]

Exercise 1.6 | Q 1 | Page 40

Visualise 2.665 on the number line, using successive magnification.

Exercise 1.6 | Q 2 | Page 40

Visualise the representation of 5.3bar7 on the number line upto 5 decimal places, that is upto 5.37777.

Exercise 1.6 [Pages 40 - 42]

### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems Exercise 1.6 [Pages 40 - 42]

Exercise 1.6 | Q 1 | Page 40

Mark the correct alternative in the following:

Which one of the following is a correct statement?

• Decimal expansion of a rational number is terminating

• Decimal expansion of a rational number is non-terminating

• Decimal expansion of an irrational number is terminating

• Decimal expansion of an irrational number is non-terminating and non-repeating

Exercise 1.6 | Q 2 | Page 40

Which one of the following statements is true?

• The sum of two irrational numbers is always an irrational number

• The sum of two irrational numbers is always a rational number

• The sum of two irrational numbers may be a rational number or an irrational number

• The sum of two irrational numbers is always an integer

Exercise 1.6 | Q 3 | Page 40

Which of the following is a correct statement?

•  Sum of two irrational numbers is always irrational

• Sum of a rational and irrational number is always an irrational number

• Square of an irrational number is always a rational number

• Sum of two rational numbers can never be an integer

Exercise 1.6 | Q 4 | Page 40

Which of the following statements is true?

•  Product of two irrational numbers is always irrational

• Product of a rational and an irrational number is always irrational

• Sum of two irrational numbers can never be irrational

•  Sum of an integer and a rational number can never be an integer

Exercise 1.6 | Q 5 | Page 40

Which of the following is irrational?

• $\sqrt{\frac{4}{9}}$

• $\sqrt{\frac{4}{5}}$

• $\sqrt{7}$

• $\sqrt{81}$

Exercise 1.6 | Q 6 | Page 40

Which of the following is irrational?

• 0.14

• 0.14overline16

• 0.overline1416

• 0.1014001400014...

Exercise 1.6 | Q 7 | Page 40

Which of the following is rational?

• $\sqrt{3}$

• $\pi$

• $\frac{4}{0}$

• $\frac{0}{4}$

Exercise 1.6 | Q 8 | Page 40

The number 0.318564318564318564 ........ is:

•  a natural number

• an integer

• a rational number

• an irrational number 0.318564318564318564..... = 0overline318564 is repeating, so it is rational number because rational number is always either terminating or repeating.

Exercise 1.6 | Q 9 | Page 40

If n is a natural number, then  $\sqrt{n}$ is

• always a natural number

• always an irrational number

• always an irrational number

• sometimes a natural number and sometimes an irrational number

Q 10 | Page 41

Which of the following numbers can be represented as non-terminating, repeating decimals?

• $\frac{39}{24}$

• $\frac{3}{16}$

• $\frac{3}{11}$

• $\frac{137}{25}$

Q 11 | Page 41

Every point on a number line represents

•  a unique real number

•  a natural number

•  a rational number

• an irrational number

Q 12 | Page 41

Which of the following is irrational?

• 0.15

•  0.01516

• 0.overline1516

• 0.5015001500015.

Q 13 | Page 41

The number $1 . \bar{{27}}$ in the form $\frac{p}{q}$ , where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0, is

• $\frac{14}{9}$

• $\frac{14}{11}$

• $\frac{14}{13}$

• $\frac{14}{15}$

Q 14 | Page 41

The number $0 . \bar{3}$ in the form $\frac{p}{q}$,where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0, is

• $\frac{33}{100}$

• $\frac{3}{10}$

• $\frac{1}{3}$

• $\frac{3}{100}$

Q 15 | Page 41

$0 . 3 \bar{2}$ when expressed in the form $\frac{p}{q}$ (p, q are integers q ≠ 0), is

• $\frac{8}{25}$

• $\frac{29}{90}$

• $\frac{32}{99}$

• $\frac{32}{199}$

Q 16 | Page 41

$23 . \bar{{43}}$ when expressed in the form $\frac{p}{q}$ (p, q are integers q ≠ 0), is

• $\frac{2320}{99}$

• $\frac{2343}{100}$

• $\frac{2343}{999}$

• $\frac{2320}{199}$

Q 17 | Page 41

$0 . \bar{{001}}$ when expressed in the form $\frac{p}{q}$  (p, q are integers, q ≠ 0), is

• $\frac{1}{1000}$

• $\frac{1}{100}$

• $\frac{1}{1999}$

• $\frac{1}{999}$

Q 18 | Page 41

"The value of "0.overline23  0.overline22  "is"

• 0.overline45

• 0.overline43

• 0.overline45

• 0.45

Q 19 | Page 41

An irrational number between 2 and 2.5 is

• $\sqrt{11}$

• $\sqrt{5}$

• $\sqrt{22 . 5}$

• $\sqrt{12 . 5}$

Q 20 | Page 41

The number of consecutive zeros in $2^3 \times 3^4 \times 5^4 \times 7$ is

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

Q 21 | Page 42

The smallest rational number by which1/3should be multiplied so that its decimal expansion terminates after one place of decimal, is

• $\frac{1}{10}$

• $\frac{3}{10}$

• 3

• 30

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### RD Sharma solutions for Mathematics for Class 9 Chapter 1 Number Systems [Page 15]

Q 2 | Page 15

Simplify (3sqrt2 - 2sqrt3)/(3sqrt2 + 2sqrt3) + sqrt12/(sqrt3 - sqrt2)

## Chapter 1: Number Systems

Exercise 1.1Exercise 1.2Exercise 1.3Exercise 1.4Exercise 1.5Exercise 1.6Others

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