Mathematics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on “Irrational and Rational Numbers”.
1. If x is a number whose simplest form is (frac {p}{q}), where p and q are integers and q≠0, then x is a terminating decimal only when q is of the form _________
a) 3m×5n
b) 2m×6n
c) 2m×5n
d) 7m×5n
Answer: b
Clarification: Let’s, take a number where q is of the form 2m×5n, say 250×510and p can be any integer
(frac {p}{2^{50}times 5^{10}} = frac {p times 5^{40}}{10^{50}})
The number (frac {p times 5^{40}}{10^{50}}) will terminate after 50 decimal places.
Hence, if q is of the form 2m×5n, it will terminate after some decimal places.
2. If x is a number whose simplest form is (frac {p}{q}), where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0, then x is a non-terminating repeating decimal only when q is not of the form ________
a) 2m×2n
b) 5m×5n
c) 2m×5n
d) 3m×4n
Answer: c
Clarification: Let’s, take a number where q is of the form 2m×5n, say 250×510and p can be any integer
(frac {p}{2^{50}times 5^{10}} = frac {p times 5^{40}}{10^{50}})
The number (frac {p times 5^{40}}{10^{50}}) will terminate after 50 decimal places.
Hence, if q is of the form 2m×5n, it will terminate after some decimal places.
3. Which of the following rational is non-terminating repeating decimal?
a) 0.25
b) (frac {4}{5})
c) (frac {4}{55})
d) (frac {2}{5})
Answer: c
Clarification: The value of (frac {4}{55}) is 0.07272727272…., which is non-terminating repeating decimal.
The other numbers terminate after few places of decimal.
4. The terminating rational number from the following numbers is _________
a) (frac {4}{9})
b) (frac {4}{3})
c) 0.146
d) (frac {4}{5})
Answer: d
Clarification: The value of (frac {4}{5}) is 0.8, which is terminating decimal.
5. The simplest form of the rational number 0.196 is ________
a) (frac {1}{6})
b) (frac {3}{6})
c) (frac {13}{66})
d) (frac {2}{5})
Answer: c
Clarification:
10x = 1.969696…..(1)
1000x = 196.9696…(2)
Subtracting (1) from (2)
We get,
990x=195
x = (frac {195}{990} = frac {13}{66})
6. The numbers of the form (frac {p}{q}) are integers, and q≠0 are called irrational number.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification:
Irrational numbers cannot be written in the form of (frac {p}{q}).
For example, ∛4 cannot be written in a fraction form as it has non-terminating and non-repeating decimals.
7. After how many places of decimal, will the decimal expansion of the rational number (frac {57}{2^4 5^6}) terminate?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: b
Clarification:
We have,
(frac {57}{2^4 5^6} = frac {57 times 2^2}{2^6 5^6} = frac {228}{10^6}) = 0.000228
The number (frac {57}{2^4 5^6}) will terminate after 6 decimal places.
8. From the following numbers, which number is not a rational number?
a) π
b) (frac {22}{7})
c) (frac {3}{4})
d) 0.666666…..
Answer: a
Clarification: A rational number has terminating or non-terminating but repeating decimals.
In case of π, it has a non-terminating as well as non-repeating decimal.
The other three numbers have terminating or non-terminating but repeating decimal, therefore, they are rational numbers.
Hence, it is an irrational number.
9. An irrational number has ________
a) Non-terminating decimal
b) Non-repeating decimal
c) Non-terminating and non-repeating decimal
d) Terminating decimal
Answer: c
Clarification: An irrational number has both non-terminating as well as non-repeating decimals.
For example, the number 1.353353335… has non-terminating as well as non-repeating decimals.
10. Which of the following numbers is not an irrational number?
a) π
b) (frac {22}{7})
c) 1.5353353335….
d) 2.7878878887….
Answer: b
Clarification:
An irrational number is expressible in the decimal form as non-terminating and non-repeating decimals.
From the given options,
π, 1.5353353335…, 2.7878878887… are non-terminating and non-repeating decimal.
Whereas, (frac {22}{7}) is non-terminating but repeating decimal.
11. The product of (frac {33}{2}) and (frac {5}{4}) is an irrational number.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification:
(frac {33}{2} times frac {5}{4} = frac {165}{8})
(frac {165}{8}) is a rational number
12. The product of a rational and an irrational number is rational number.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: Take a rational and an irrational number, say 2 and 3√3
Product of 2 × 3√3 = 6√3.
6√3 is an irrational number
Hence, the product of a rational and an irrational number is a irrational number.
13. The product of two irrational numbers is an irrational number.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: Consider an irrational number, say √10
√10 × √10=10
10 is a rational number. Hence, the product of two irrational numbers is not always irrational.
14. The sum of two rational numbers is a rational number.
a) False
b) True
Answer: b
Clarification: Consider two rational numbers, say (frac {8}{9}, frac {3}{5})
Sum of these number = (frac {8}{9} + frac {3}{5} = frac {67}{45}), which is rational number.
Hence, the sum of two rational numbers is a rational number.
15. The sum of two irrational numbers is a rational number.
a) False
b) True
Answer: a
Clarification: Consider two irrational numbers, say, √2 and √5
Sum of these number = √2 + √3 = 3.14626… which is an irrational number.
Hence, the sum of two irrational numbers is an irrational number.