Tag: rational and irrational numbers

Questions Related to rational and irrational numbers

Say true or false:
$87, 54, 0, -13, -4.7, \sqrt{5}, 2{1}{7}, \sqrt{15}, -{8}{7}, 3\sqrt{2}, 4.807, 0.002, \sqrt{16}$ and $2+\sqrt{3}.$ are rational numbers
 
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\sqrt { 5 } ,\quad \sqrt { 15 } ,\quad 3\sqrt { 2 } ,\quad 2\quad +\sqrt { 3 } $ are irrational numbers as they cannot be expressed as a ratio.

Say True or False
$3+2\sqrt 5$ is an irrational number

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let us assume, to the contrary, that $3+2\sqrt{5}$ is rational.


That is, we can find coprime integers $a$ and $b$ $(b0)$ such that $3+2\sqrt{5}=\dfrac{a}{b}$.

Therefore, $\dfrac{a}{b} - 3=2\sqrt{5}$

$\dfrac{a-3b}{b}=2\sqrt{5}$

$\dfrac{a-3b}{2b}=\sqrt{5}$

$\dfrac{a}{2b}-\frac{3}{2}=\sqrt{5}$

Since $a$ and $b$ are integers, we get $\dfrac{a}{2b}-\dfrac{3}{2}$ is rational, and so $\dfrac{a-3b}{2b}=\sqrt{5}$ is rational.

But this contradicts the fact that $\sqrt{5}$ is irrational.

This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that $3+2\sqrt{5}$ is rational.
So, we conclude that  $3+2\sqrt{5}$ is irrational.

Say true or false:$0.120 1200 12000 120000 $....is a rational number

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Given, $0.120 1200 12000 120000 ....$
Since, the decimal expansion is neither terminating nor non-terminating repeating, therefore, the given real number is not rational.
they are not rational, so we can't write of the form $\displaystyle \frac {p}{q}$.

State True or False.

$\sqrt{4}$ is an irrational number.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\sqrt { 4 } =2\ The\quad decimal\quad representation\quad is\quad terminating.\ Hence,\quad \sqrt { 4 } is\quad a\quad rational\quad number.\ \quad $

The number $\displaystyle\frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{3+\sqrt{3}}$ is 

  1. Rational

  2. Irrational

  3. Both

  4. Can't say


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Here,\quad we\quad will\quad carry\quad out\quad rationalization.\quad \ \frac { 3-\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 3+\sqrt { 3 }  } =\frac { 3-\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 3+\sqrt { 3 }  } x\frac { 3-\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 3-\sqrt { 3 }  } =\frac { { (3-\sqrt { 3 } ) }^{ 2 } }{ (3+\sqrt { 3) } (3-\sqrt { 3 } ) } =\frac { 9+3-6\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 9-3 } =\frac { 12-6\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 6 } =\frac { 2-\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 1 } \ Since\quad \sqrt { 3 } is\quad irrational\quad number\quad and\quad subtraction\quad of\quad rational\quad and\quad irrational\quad is\quad irrational.\ The\quad given\quad expression\quad is\quad irrational.\ \quad $

Give an example of two irrational numbers, whose sum is a rational number

  1. $4 +\sqrt{5},-\sqrt{5}$

  2. $4 +\sqrt{5},\sqrt{5}$

  3. $4 -\sqrt{5},-\sqrt{5}$

  4. $ 2+\sqrt{5},2+\sqrt{5}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let be the Number are $\sqrt{5}  and  -\sqrt{5}$
Sum of Number  $\left(\sqrt{5}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{5}\right)$
$\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{5} = 0$
Which is a rational number

Give an example of two irrational numbers, whose difference is an irrational number.

  1. $4\sqrt{3},2\sqrt{3}$

  2. $\sqrt{3},\sqrt{3}$

  3. $2\sqrt{3},2\sqrt{3}$

  4. $4\sqrt{3},4\sqrt{3}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let be the Number are $4\sqrt{3}  and  2\sqrt{3}$
Difference of Number  $4\sqrt{3} - 2\sqrt{3} = 2\sqrt{3}$
Which is a irrational number

Give an example of two irrational numbers, whose quotient is an irrational number.

  1. $\sqrt{15},\sqrt{5}$

  2. $\sqrt{45},\sqrt{5}$

  3. $\sqrt{20},\sqrt{5}$

  4. $\sqrt{80},\sqrt{5}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let be the Number are $\sqrt{15}  and  \sqrt{5}$
Quotient of Numbers  $\frac{\sqrt{15}}{\sqrt{5}} = \sqrt{\frac{15}{5}} = \sqrt{3} $
Which is a irrational number

Give an example of two irrational numbers, whose sum is an irrational number.

  1. $2\sqrt{5},3\sqrt{5}$

  2. $2\sqrt{5},-2\sqrt{5}$

  3. $2+\sqrt{5},2-\sqrt{5}$

  4. $2+\sqrt{5},3-\sqrt{5}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let be the Number are $2\sqrt{5}  and  3\sqrt{5}$
Sum of Number  $2\sqrt{5} + 3\sqrt{5} = 5\sqrt{5}$
Which is a irrational number

Give an example of two irrational numbers, whose quotient is a rational number.

  1. $\sqrt{5},\sqrt{2}$

  2. $\sqrt{8},\sqrt{2}$

  3. $\sqrt{3},\sqrt{2}$

  4. $\sqrt{7},\sqrt{2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let be the Number are $\sqrt{8}  and  \sqrt{2}$
Quotient of Numbers  $\frac{\sqrt{8}}{\sqrt{2}} = \sqrt{\frac{8}{2}} = \sqrt{4} = 2 $
Which is a rational number