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Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

$if\,A\, = \sqrt 7  - \sqrt 6 \,and\,B = \,\sqrt 6  - \sqrt {5,} \,then\,$

  1. $A > B$
  2. $A = B$
  3. $A < B\,$
  4. $A \geqslant B$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Given numbers are $A=\sqrt{7}-\sqrt{6}$ and $B=\sqrt{6}- \sqrt{5}$
Let $x =\sqrt{5}$ and $y= \sqrt{7}$ then by
$A.M$ and $G.M$
$\dfrac{x+y}{2} \le \sqrt{\dfrac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{2}}$
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{\sqrt{5}+ \sqrt{7}}{2} \le \sqrt{6}$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{5}+ \sqrt{7} \le 2 \sqrt{6}$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{7}- \sqrt{6} \le \sqrt{6} - \sqrt{5}$
Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

Which of the following numbers is the least ?
$\displaystyle (0.5)^{2},\sqrt{0.49},\sqrt[3]{0.008},0.23$

  1. $\displaystyle (0.5)^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt{0.49}$
  3. $\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{0.008}$
  4. 0.23

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

$ (0.5)^{2}=0.25$
$\sqrt{0.49}=0.7;$
$ \sqrt[3]{0.008}=\sqrt[3]{.2^3}=0.2$
$0.23$
Arranging in ascending order the numbers are $0.2< 0.23< 0.25< 0.7$
$ \therefore \sqrt[3]{0.008}=0.2$ is the least

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The greatest number among $\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{2},\sqrt{3},\sqrt[3]{5}$ and $1.5$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt{3}$
  3. $\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{5}$
  4. $1.5$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

LCM of $3, 2 = 6$
Given numbers are $ \sqrt[3]{2},\sqrt{3},\sqrt[3]{5}, 1.5$ i.e,
$ 2^{1/3},3^{1/2},5^{1/3},1.5$
$ \therefore $ Raising each number to power $6$, we get
$ (2^{1/3})^{6},(3^{1/2})^{6},(5^{1/3})^{6}, (1.5)^{6}$

$= 2^{2},3^{3},5^{2}, \left(\cfrac{3}{2}\right)^{6}$
$=4,27,25,\cfrac{729}{64}$
Of all these numbers, $27$ is the greatest.
$ \Rightarrow \sqrt{3}$ is the greatest. 

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The smallest of $\displaystyle \sqrt{8}+\sqrt{5},\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{6},\sqrt{10}+\sqrt{3}$ and $\displaystyle \sqrt{11}+\sqrt{2}$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt{8}+\sqrt{5}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt{7}+\sqrt{6}$
  3. $\displaystyle \sqrt{10}+\sqrt{3}$
  4. $\displaystyle \sqrt{11}+\sqrt{2}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

$\displaystyle \sqrt{8}+\sqrt{5}=2.83+2.24=5.07$
$\displaystyle \sqrt{7}+\sqrt{6}=2.65+2.45=5.09$
$\displaystyle \sqrt{10}+\sqrt{13}=3.16+3.61=6.77$
$\displaystyle \sqrt{11}+\sqrt{12}=3.32+1.41=4.73$
$\displaystyle \therefore $ Smallest is $\displaystyle \sqrt{11}+\sqrt{2}$

Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

Which one of the following set of surds is correct sequence of ascending order of their values?

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt[4]{10},\sqrt[3]{6},\sqrt{3}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt{3},\sqrt[4]{10},\sqrt[3]{6},$
  3. $\displaystyle \sqrt{3},\sqrt{10},\sqrt[3]{6},$
  4. $\displaystyle \sqrt[4]{10},\sqrt{3},\sqrt[3]{6}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

$\sqrt[4]{10},\sqrt[3]{6},\sqrt{3}$
The order of the given irrational numbers are 2,3,4.
LCM of (2,3,4)=12
Now convert each irrational number as of order 12
$\sqrt[4]{10}=\sqrt[12]{10^3}=\sqrt[12]{1000}$
$\sqrt[3]{6}=\sqrt[12]{6^4}=\sqrt[12]{1296}$
$\sqrt{3}=\sqrt[12]{3^6}=\sqrt[12]{729}$
Hence, ascending order$\sqrt{3}<\sqrt[4]{10}<\sqrt[3]{6}$

Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

Which is the greatest out of the following ?

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{1.728}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}+1}$
  3. $\displaystyle \left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{-2}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{17}{8}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
$\Rightarrow  \sqrt[3]{1.728}=1.2$

$\Rightarrow \cfrac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}+1}=\cfrac{(\sqrt{3}-1)^{2}}{(\sqrt{3}+1)(\sqrt{3}-1)}=\cfrac{3+1-2\sqrt{3}}{3-1}$
$ =\cfrac{4-2\sqrt{3}}{2}=2-\sqrt{3}$
$ =2-1.732=0.268$

$\Rightarrow \left ( \cfrac{1}{2} \right )^{-2}=2^{2}=4$

$\Rightarrow \cfrac{17}{8}=2.2125$

$ \therefore \left ( \cfrac{1}{2} \right )^{-2}$ is the greatest. 
Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

Which is greater $\displaystyle (\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{10})$ or $\displaystyle (\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{19})$?

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt{7}+\sqrt{10}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{19}$
  3. Both are equal

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

$(\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{10})$
$2.6457+3.1622=5.8079$
$(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{19})$
$1.732+4.358=6.090$
Hence $(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{19})$is greater.

Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

$\displaystyle \sqrt[4]{3},\sqrt[6]{10},\sqrt[12]{25}$, when arranged in descending order will be 

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt[4]{3},\sqrt[6]{10},\sqrt[12]{25}$
  2. $\displaystyle \sqrt[6]{10},\sqrt[4]{3},\sqrt[12]{25}$
  3. $\displaystyle \sqrt[6]{10},\sqrt[12]{25},\sqrt[4]{3}$
  4. $\displaystyle \sqrt[4]{3},\sqrt[12]{25},\sqrt[6]{10}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

LCM of $4, 6$ and $12 = 12$.
$ \therefore $ Raising each of the given number to power $12$, we have 
$ (3^{1/4})^{12},(10^{1/6})^{12},(25^{1/12})^{12}$
$= 3^{3},10^{2},25$
$= 27, 100, 25$
Arranging in descending order, the numbers are $ 100, 27, 25$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt[6]{10},\sqrt[4]{3},\sqrt[12]{25}$

Multiple choice comparison of irrational numbers surds and law of surds rational and irrational numbers exponents maths

The greatest amongst the the values $0.7 + \sqrt { 0.16 } ,  1.02 - \displaystyle\frac { 0.6 }{ 24 } ,   1.2 \times 0.83$ and $\sqrt { 1.44 } $ is

  1. $0.7+\sqrt { 0.16 } $
  2. $1.02-\displaystyle\frac { 0.6 }{ 24 } $
  3. $1.2\times 0.83$
  4. $\sqrt { 1.44 } $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

$0.7+ \sqrt { 0.16 } = 0.7 +0.4 = 1.1$ 

$1.02-\displaystyle  \frac { 0.6 }{ 24 } = 1.02 - 0.025 = 1.175$
$1.2 \times 0.83 = 0.996 $
$\sqrt { 1.44 } = 1.2$

$\therefore $ the greatest is $\sqrt { 1.44 } $.